Selected from more than 4,800 incredible images entered, the stunning photographs that earned 2020'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.
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Carole Higley
Cactus Wren - Fluffing and Preening Tummy Feathers, Arizona
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Tyler Moore
Bombus on Rudbeckia lanciniata, Nebraska
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Bill Klipp
Western Pond Turtle, Florida
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Sandra Rothenberg
Dramatic Nuthatch, Pennsylvania
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Marc Williams
Orange Sulfur Colias eurytheme, Wisconsin
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Tyler Moore
Skipper on Aromatic Aster, Nebraska
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Brian Fox
Cope's Gray Tree Frog, South Carolina
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Margot Partridge
Patterns in Nature with Paper Wasps, New Jersey
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Michael Day
Groundhog Eating a Flower, Illinois
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Heather Cwach
Bluebird on Redbud Tree, Kansas
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Heather Cwach
Indigo Bunting on Sunflower 2, Kansas
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Rick Kramer
Downy Woodpecker, Utah
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Karen Boyer Guyton
Townsend’s Chipmunk Eating Sunflower Seeds, Washington
People in the Wildlife Garden
Karen Boyer Guyton
My 2 Year Old Grandson in the Garden, Washington
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Shannon Demers
Tree frog has the Perfect Camo, New York
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Lawrence Worchester
Kestrel Teaching its Fledgling to Hunt, Ohio
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Charles M Anderson
Red-tailed Hawk, California
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Deborah Roy
Imperial Jumping Spider on Swamp Milkweed Leaf, North Carolina
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Karen Chrystal
Buckeye on Rudbeckia, Iowa
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Mary Lou Polvi
Glassy Tiger Butterfly, Oregon
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Sarah Keates
Goldfinch and the Thistle Mask, Massachusetts
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
James Duffy
Robin Snacking on a Winterberry, Maryland
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Sandra Rust
Robin in a Flurry Waiting on the Spring, Illinois
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Leigh Scott
Baltimore Oriole Amongst the Crabapple Blooms, Massachusetts
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Deborah Roy
American Goldfinch on Zinnia with Certified Wildlife Habitat Sign, North Carolina
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Kurt Kemnitzer
Male House Finch, Idaho
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Bridget Regan
Grasshopper, Mississippi
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Michael Jarnevic
Front Yard West Side, Montana
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Mark Paul
Tennessee Warbler on Native Apple, Vermont
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Anne Owen
Cardinal Drinking at Pond, Tennessee
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Tracy Doty
Backyard Ermine in White Winter Coat, Colorado
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Owen Deutsch
Northern Cardinal (male), Indiana
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Karen Patterson
Common Redpoll (Female) on Milkweed, Michigan
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Terrie Jacobson
Monarchs on Meadow Blazing Star, Georgia
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Michele Korfhage
American Goldfinch Hanging Upside Down on Sunflower at Sunset, Kentucky
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Brandy Miller
Just Mil-Dewin Around, Arkansas
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Scott Knight
Humming Bird and Flowers, Minnesota
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Ashley Zimmerman
Baltimore Orioles , Texas
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Ronald Charest
Coneflower and Bi-Colored Green Sweat Bee, New Jersey
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Tanya Clemons
Garden, Connecticut
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Christopher Baker
Tree Frog, Alabama
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Bhavya Joshi
Bathing Time, India
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Christopher Baker
Halloween Pennant, Alabama
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Kellie Carter
Jumping Spider, Oklahoma
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Shannon Modla
Ironweed Chameleon, Delaware
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Susanne Thompson
Grey Hairstreak Butterfly on Echinacea, Georgia
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Tiffany Jerry
Green Frog, Wyoming
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
James Ramakka
Subadult Male Rufous Hummingbird, New Mexico
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
James Ramakka
Juniper Hairstreak, New Mexico
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Kevin Blackwell
Emerald Wasp, Georgia
Wildlife Observed Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Barbara Saffir
Indigo Bunting Flying Under Thistle, Virginia
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