"America the Beautiful" Photo Challenge
The editors of National Wildlife invited members of our photo group to upload images of landscapes for our fourth bimonthly photo challenge. We selected six finalists (below) from nearly 900 entries and asked web visitors to vote for their favorite. The top vote-getter was Ron Schreiber’s image of a sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean, taken in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Thanks to all the participants!

Na Pali Coast Kauai, HI © Leonard Glickman	Roaring Fork Great Smoky Mountains, TN © Natural Born Hikers Cyd Read & Traci Pickering	Jenny Lake Grand Teton N.P., WY © Darlene Bushue
Pumpkin Farm Newark, OH © Natural Born Hikers Cyd Read & Traci Pickering	Lamar Valley Yellowstone N.P., WY © Kaustubh Deshpande	Atlantic Ocean Myrtle Beach, SC © Ron Schreiber

Share Your Photos
To join the National Wildlife Magazine Photo Group or to enter the magazine’s current photo challenge, go to www.flickr.com/groups/nwmag.

“Plants and Pollinators” Photo Challenge
The editors of National Wildlife invited members of our photo group to upload images of plants and pollinators for our third bimonthly photo challenge. We selected six finalists (below) from more than 2,100 entries and asked web visitors to vote for their favorite. The top vote-getter was Mim Eisenberg’s image of a spicebush swallowtail sipping nectar from an azalea flower—a photo she titled “dipping deep.”

© Mim Eisenberg	© Carolyn Pepper	© Brittanye Van Deusen
© Bill Tucker	© Hazel Erickson	© Matt Gerlach

“Be Out There” Photo Challenge
The editors of National Wildlife invited members of our photo group to upload images of people connecting with nature for our second photo challenge. We selected six finalists (below) among the hundreds of entries and asked web visitors to vote for their favorite. With 26 percent of the nearly 15,000 votes cast, G. Michael Brown’s “Into the Mist” earned top honors.

© G. Michael Brown	© Perry Eckhardt	© Michelle Mullen
© Jamie Bales	© Jenny Granovsky	© natty11787

"Nature in My Neighborhood" Photo Challenge
In February, National Wildlife announced its first-ever photo challenge, “Nature in My Neighborhood.” The editors invited members of the magazine’s photo group to enter images from their backyard or community showing wildlife, plants or people enjoying the outdoors. More than 1,400 photos were uploaded for consideration.

In March, the editors selected six finalists (below) and asked group members and others to vote for their favorite. More than 14,000 people weighed in. The top vote-getter was Robert Strickland’s image of a barred owl amid Spanish moss, taken at a lake near his home in Beverly Hills, Florida.

© Robert Strickland	© Karen Millward-Alston	© Tracy Bodeo
© Howard B. Cheek	© Richard Mudd	© Matt Rogers