Selected from more than 4,800 incredible images entered, the stunning photographs that earned 2019'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
Kari Adams
Largo, Florida
Little Frog in a Big House
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Jennifer Quigley
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Painted Lady #3
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Janece Mollhoff
Ashland, Nebraska
Monarch
People in the Wildlife Garden
Laurie Walden
Columbia, South Carolina
Boy observing butterflies and bees in a zinnia field
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Susan Storey
Sheridan, Wyoming
Bullocks Oriole
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Leslie Scopes Anderson
Arcata, California
Scrub Jay in sunflowers
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Brent Barnes
Edmond, Oklahoma
Four Great Horned Owlets in Their Nest
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Freddi Weiner
Bethesda, Maryland
Butterfly on Zinnia
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
David Sloas
Cordova, Tennessee
Yellow-rumped warbler
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Janette Marker
Yankton, South Dakota
Newborn fawn in my wildlife garden
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Lynn Cleveland
Frankfort, New York
Woodchuck family
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Nancy Cannon
Lexington, Michigan
Spring Peeper visiting coneflower
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Audrey Wood
Conroe, Texas
Cedar Waxwing on American Holly (Ilex opaca)
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
David Sloas
Cordova, Tennessee
Indigo Bunting
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Charles Bergman
Steilacoom, Washington
Male Rufuous Hummingbird Perched in Mock Orange
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Porter Blackford
Leesburg, Virginia
Watersnake in Fall
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Jake Mosher
Bozeman, Montana
Looking Into the Future
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Melissa Bart
Barboursville, West Virginia
Newly Emerged Monarch Butterfly Drying Wings
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Randy Richard
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Palm Warbler on Goldenrod
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Karen Chiasson
Silverhill, Alabama
Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Michael Harvey
Shenandoah, Iowa
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Leigh Scott
Lowell, Massachusetts
American Goldfinch
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Dennis Quinn
Plantsville, Connecticut
Jumping Spider
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Taylor Atkins
Mulvane, Kansas
Pollinator on a Flower
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Sunil Bhavsar
San Diego, California
Young Cooper's Hawk in Backyard Bird Bath
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Edward Episcopo
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Field sparrows
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Nancy Erickson
Lawerenceville, New Jersey
Goldfinch Taking a Drink
People in the Wildlife Garden
Beth Brown
La Porte, Indiana
My Niece Exploring the Garden
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Steven Miller
New Richmond, Ohio
Frog Over/Under
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Sheryl Hester
Oro Valley, Arizona
Javelina
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Deborah Roy
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mom Introducing Baby to Paradise
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Sheri Jacobs
Park City, Utah
Brown Bear at Lunch
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Eunice Miller
Epping, New Hampshire
Pretty Bird
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Susanne Thompson
Atlanta, Georgia
American Goldfinch | Perspective
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Mark Killion
Paris, Illinois
Male Bluebird on Nesting Box
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Bill Gogo
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Acorn Woodpecker
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Bill Klipp
Key West, Florida
Palm Warbler
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Sharon Molinaro
Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin
Monarch on Flowers
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Karen Kraco
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Camouflaged Looper on Coneflower
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Thomas Younkin
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Brown Thrasher in a White Oak Tree
Young Habitat Photographers
Michele Warsaw
Bella Vista, Arkansas
Fly on a Flower
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Dara Carleton
Newfane, Vermont
Snowblind SquirrelClose-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Marilyn Wockley
Ocean View, Delaware
Common Buckeyes on New England Asters
People in the Wildlife Garden
Misty Maloney
Boise, Idaho
Nature Journaling in the Garden
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Karen Michul
Lexington, Kentucky
Common Buckeye
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Tammi Elbert
Washington, Missouri
Standoff!
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Randy Streufert
Lorton, Virginia
Cope's Gray Treefrog Tadpole and Froglet
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Cari Povenz
Grandville, Michigan
Cactus Wren Building Nest
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