Selected from more than 9,000 incredible images entered, the stunning photographs that earned 2021'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
Tyler Moore
LEAFCUTTER BEE HOPPING ON MILKWEED, NEBRASKA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Tyler Moore
FORAGING SYRPHID FLY, NEBRASKA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Tamrah Kincaid
GRETAL ENJOYING HER WORM, WISCONSIN
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Cindi Bolden
RED MILKWEED BEETLE, MICHIGAN
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Jeff Grabert
DEER, PENNSYLVANIA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Diane Ensign
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, ARIZONA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Denise Silva
PIGMY OWL, MONTANA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Kerry Howard
BLACK BEAR EATING HORSETAIL, ALASKA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Larry Melamed
EASTERN BLUEBIRD MOTHER AND 3 BABIES, TEXAS
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Julia Curtis
HARRIS' ANTELOPE SQUIRREL GETTING READY TO CLIMB A BARREL CACTUS, ARIZONA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Matt Blandford
GREAT HORNED OWL, MONTANA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Todd Snyder
SPIDER WEB, WISCONSIN
People in the Wildlife Garden
Dianne Roberts
GRANDCHILDREN LOOKING FOR MONARCHS, CONNECTICUT
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Fajendran Thiagarajan
FEMALE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH WITH TONGUE OUT, MINNESOTA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Priscilla Morris
A MOTHER PILEATED WOODPECKER AND HER THREE YOUNG ONES, TENNESSEE
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Sandra Rothenberg
FEMALE ORIOLE BUILDING HER NEST, PENNSYLVANIA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Emily Keen
MONARCH BUTTERFLY CHRYSALIS ON WILD COFFEE, FLORIDA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Tom Mcintosh
BUTTERFLY ATOP TURTLE'S NOSE, CALIFORNIA
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Priscilla Morris
TWO NORTHERN FLICKERS AT MY BIRD BATH., TENNESSEE
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Nancy Jones
MONARCH BUTTERFLY ON GOLDENROD, ARKANSAS
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Nicholas McCarney
DOG BANE BEETLE CLIMBING GRASS, ILLINOIS
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Becky Kempf
GOLDFINCHES LOVE CONEFLOWER SEEDS!, KENTUCKY
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Joni Welda
BLUEBIRD WITH KATYDID IN MOUTH, MINNESOTA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Sandra Belitza-Vazquez
YOUNG ROBIN IN A BIRDBATH, NEW YORK
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Carol DiQuilio
ACORN WOODPECKERS, TEXAS
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Paul Leible
BOBCAT, VERMONT
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Steve Dimock
DOE AND FAWN, OREGON
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Deborah Roy
IMPERIAL MOTH (EACLES IMPERIALI) MUNCHING ON EASTERN RED CEDAR TREE (JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA), NORTH CAROLINA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Cole Lindstrom
SASSY HUMMINGBIRD, NEVADA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Deborah Roy
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK ON LOBLOLLY PINE TREE (PINUS TAEDA), NORTH CAROLINA
Young Habitat Photographers
Raphaelle Thomet
PRAYING MANTIS, MARYLAND
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Denise Iacangelo
CABBAGE WHITE BUTTERFLY, VIRGINIA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Deborah Brownstein
POLLEN COVERED BEE ON A BACKYARD CONEFLOWER, INDIANA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Jami Bollschweiler
AMERICAN KESTREL PREENING, UTAH
People in the Wildlife Garden
Cynthia Forlow
GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE GARDEN, MISSOURI
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Joanie Christian
NORTHERN PYGMY OWL, WASHINGTON
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
David Lamb
HOVERFLY NAVIGATING SPIKEY LEAF, PENNSYLVANIA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Catherine Kirbach
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD - MALE, MICHIGAN
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Allan Goodman
TWO BEES, KANSAS
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Lauren Hull
MILKWEED, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Judy Neilson
SMALL STAGHORN DEER IN MY GARDENS IN THE BERSHIER MOUNTAINS, MASSACHUSETTS
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Alan Clark
GREEN FROG IN WATER GARDEN, NORTH CAROLINA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Lawrence Worcester
CARIB GRACKLE EATING CACTUS FRUIT, OHIO
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Glenn Michaels
A SURPRISE (MONARCH) BUTTERFLY BUFFET, MAINE
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Karen Boyer
FEMALE RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, WASHINGTON
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Robert Stormer
RED FOX, NEW JERSEY
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Cari Povenz
NORTHERN CARDINAL, MICHIGAN
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Karen Louis
HUMMINGBIRD IN FLIGHT, ILLINOIS
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Chris reed
HAWAIIAN TREE FERN (HAPU'U), HAWAII
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Jerry Goffe
TWO FEMALE BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRDS FACE OFF, NEW MEXICO
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Julia Bartosh
OPOSSUM AND SUNFLOWER, ALABAMA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Maedbh Ryan
FRESHLY MOLTED GULF FRITILLARY CATERPILLAR, LOUISIANA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Joseph Riederer
RACCOON FAMILY TREE, WISCONSIN
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Anthony Goldman
GREAT HORNED OWL, FLORIDA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Marhta Tully
CHANCE ENCOUNTERS - BABY FAWN, NEW YORK
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Brian Fox
CAROLINA CHICKADEE, SOUTH CAROLINA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Kevin Shi
RED FOX, CALIFORNIA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Thomas Younkin
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES ON BEACH GOLDENROD, RHODE ISLAND
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Thomas Cluderay
GREEN TREE FROG HOLDING COURT OVER THE BACKYARD PATIO, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Mary DiBello
NATIVE PLANTS IN A POLLINATOR GARDEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Leanne Mortell
RED SQUIRREL EATING A PINECONE, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Edward M Crawford
A GREEN FROG POSES FOR THE CAMERA, DELAWARE
People in the Wildlife Garden
Francesca Dalla Betta
PRAIRIE PRINCESS, IOWA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Cynthia Herrick
FIELD OF SPRING CLOVER AND A WHITE-TAILED FAWN, MARYLAND
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