Selected from more than 2,500 incredible images entered, the stunning photographs that earned 2018's Garden for Wildlife® Photo Contest honorable mentions—as well as this year's winning photographs—capture an array of creative and inspiring moments showcasing the power, breadth, and impact of habitat gardens.
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Julie Bartosh
Notasulga, Alabama
Tree frog and wild mushroom
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Wendy Kaveney
Buckeye, Arizona
Gambel's Quail on Patio Wall
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Terry Harvey
Simi Valley, California
Painted American Lady
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Travis Dieringer
Parker, Colorado
Reach for the stars
WILDLIFE GARDEN FEATURES AND LANDSCAPES
Vicky Marella
Wilton, Connecticut
Storing up for winter
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Shannon Modla
Wilmington, Delaware
Robin on Winterberry
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Bonnie Masdeu
Cutler Bay, Florida
Yellow Throated Warbler
WILDLIFE GARDEN FEATURES AND LANDSCAPES
Melvin Rutledge
Virgin, Islands
Green Carib and Anole
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Diane Giddens
Eastman, Georgia
Dragonfly posing
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Kate Garcia
Boise, Idaho
Friends
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Sandra Rust
Joliet, Illinois
Red-bellied woodpecker with seeds flying
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Jennifer Caseldine-Bracht
Spencerville, Indiana
Juvenile great horned owl
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Michael Harvey
Shenandoah, Iowa
Male American Goldfinch
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Ginny Phillips
Olathe, Kansas
Female Cardinal perching off our deck
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Kitty Lane
Georgetown, Kentucky
Conversations by the lily pad
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Pam Garcia
Mansfield, Louisiana
Jelly Time orchard Orioles
WILDLIFE GARDEN FEATURES AND LANDSCAPES
Debbie Broderick
Limerick, Maine
Dragonfly emerging
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Claire Jones
Sparks Glencoe, Maryland
Dragonfly on waterlily
WILDLIFE GARDEN FEATURES AND LANDSCAPES
Leigh Scott
Lowell, Massachusetts
Chipmunk on Certified Wildlife Habitat sign
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Cari Povenz
Grandville, Michigan
Bluejay on NWF sign
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Kimberly Zismer
Hopkins, Minnesota
Male Northern Cardinal on snowy branch
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Monica McCool
Columbus, Mississippi
Female ruby-throated hummimgbird
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Perry Eckhardt
Springfield, Missouri
Red spotted purple butterfly on coneflower
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Jake Mosher
Bozeman, Montana
Better reception
WILDLIFE GARDEN FEATURES AND LANDSCAPES
Cheryl Fleishman
Wantage, Nebraska
Young Eastern Cottontail Rabbit munches on fresh greens
WILDLIFE GARDEN FEATURES AND LANDSCAPES
Lauren Hull
Auburn, New Hampshire
Hummingbird
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Margot Partridge
Westfield, New Jersey
A Junior Member of Rake and Hoe Garden Club
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Michael McKenney
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
A white-winged dove on birdbath
PEOPLE IN THE WILDLIFE GARDEN
Melissa Rowell
Vestal, New York
Kit venturing out on his own
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Anne Grimes
Ayden, North Carolina
Anole in pitcher plant
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Brian Rogers
Fairfield, Ohio
Newborn squirrels
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Kellie Carter
Newcastle, Oklahoma
Wooly worm
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Sarit Richerson
Eagle Point, Oregon
Mated pair
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Devin DePamphilis
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Seeing green
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Sandra Rothenberg
Warren, Pennsylvania
Redwing Blackbird
WILDLIFE GARDEN FEATURES AND LANDSCAPES
Katherine Soler
Comerio, Puerto Rico
Red eyed Coqui
WILDLIFE GARDEN FEATURES AND LANDSCAPES
Kay Young
Blythewood, South Carolina
Carolina anole
WILDLIFE GARDEN FEATURES AND LANDSCAPES
Lindsay Pettinicchi
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Bee color coordinated
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Margaret Straley
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Monarch nectaring during Midwest migration
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Ronald Manley
Brentwood, Tennessee
Cedar Waxwing and Holly Berries in the Snow
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Sandy Guthrey
North Richland Hills, Texas
Ladybug in a Bluebonnet Field
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Erica Berg
Kanab, Utah
Two Male Widow Skimmers on Blade of Grass
WILDLIFE OBSERVED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN AND WORSHIP
Susan Skelley
Underhill, Vermont
Wild turkey
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Karen Fischer
Fairfax, Virginia
Grasshopper Hiding in a Green Coneflower
WILDLIFE GARDEN FEATURES AND LANDSCAPES
Susan Mulvhill
Spokane, Washington
Western bluebird pair
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Kate Short
Gay, West Virginia
Skink with eggs
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Brooklyn Henke
River Hills, Wisconsin
Sweat bee on butterfly weed
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