See 52 Honorable Mentions and our People’s Choice pick from our 2024 photo contest.
With well over 5,000 incredible photos submitted to this year’s Garden for Wildlife® Photo Contest, there were so many amazing photos to celebrate! In addition to the winning photos across the five categories, our judges selected these 52 photos as Honorable Mentions!
Plus, see the results of your votes in the People’s Choice contest with our People’s Choice pick!
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Christopher Baker, Madison, Alabama
Mallard Duck, Madison, Alabama
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Eric Ashman, Soldotna, Alaska
Ermine, Funny River, Alaska
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Mark Koster, Scottsdale, Arizona
Burrowing Owl Family, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Arizona
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Mark Koster, Scottsdale, Arizona
Great Blue Heron, Camelback Lake, Scottsdale, Arizona
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Rebecca Burks, Little Rock, Arkansas
Northern Raccoon, Little Rock, Arkansas
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Rick Lewis, Alameda, California
Black-tailed Jackrabbit, San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge
YOUNG HABITAT PHOTOGRAPHERS
Faith Barton, Spring Valley, California
Brewer's Blackbird, Monterey, California
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Jamie Johnston, Woodland Park, Colorado
Red Fox Taking a Sip from The Front Yard Birdbath, Our front yard in Woodland Park, Colorado
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Vicki Hammer Rosenkrantz, Newington, Connecticut
Black-capped Chickadee on Reeds, Connecticut
YOUNG HABITAT PHOTOGRAPHERS
Keegan Stewart, Melbourne, Florida
The Fly and The Flower, My home in Melbourne, Florida
YOUNG HABITAT PHOTOGRAPHERS
Mikhail Abraimov, Tallahassee, Florida
Peek of a Carolina Wren, Tallahassee, Florida
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Tammy Cash, Newnan, Georgia
A Golden Morning with an American Goldfinch, Newnan, Georgia
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Jack Renshaw, Roswell, Georgia
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron with Breakfast, Roswell, Georgia
CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT LANDSCAPES
Douglas Beall, Camp Sherman, Oregon
Short-eared Owl with Mouse, Saddle Road, Big Island Hawaii
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Stacy Gessler, Moscow, Idaho
Water Ballerina: Black-Chinned Hummingbird on An Echinacea Flower, Idaho
CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT LANDSCAPES
Florence Sorensen, Naperville, Illinois
Indigo Bunting, Bolingbrook, Illinois
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Hannah Vanderlaan, Chicago, Illinois
American Goldfinch Eating Wild Bergamot, Montrose Bird Sanctuary, Chicago
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Jared Fleckner, Cincinnati, Ohio
Barn Swallows Sharing a Meal, Oldtown, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Richard Bennett, Indianapolis, Indiana
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly, Speedway, Indiana
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Radim Schreiber, Fairfield, Iowa
Fireflies and Full Moon, Fairfield, Iowa
CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT LANDSCAPES
Tammy Yeokum, Overland Park, Kansas
Young American Bison Calf Sitting in Field of Wildflowers, Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, Gypsum, Kansas
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Lisa Hamm, Lexington, Kentucky
Gilled Mushroom, Lexington, Kentucky
CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT LANDSCAPES
Candice Head, Newellton, Louisiana
Feeding Frenzy, Newellton, Louisiana
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Carol Page, Brooklyn, New York
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird feeding on Jewelweed, Peaks Island, Maine
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Karl Schmidt, Westminster, Maryland
American Red Squirrel, Oakland, Maryland, Near Swallow Falls State Park
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Christine Goddard, Sudbury, Massachusetts
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Sipping Zinnia Nectar, Sudbury, Massachusetts
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Leigh Scott, Lowell, Massachusetts
Red Fox at Sunset, Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Massachusetts
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Thomas McClanahan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Orange-spotted Mint Moth and Rudbeckia, Our certified wildlife habitat garden, Michigan
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Kevin Shi, San Diego, California
American Red Squirrel on the Tree, Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Daniel Peak, North Kansas City, Missouri
Monarch Butterfly atop a Zinnia, North Kansas City, Missouri
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Connie Rathbun, Omaha, Nebraska
Nature's Splash: An American Robin Flies After a Bath, Omaha, Nebraska
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Andrew Strom, Reno, Nevada
Walk This Way: Gambel’s Quail, Reno, Nevada
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Tianne Strombeck, Garland, Texas
Pearl Crescent Butterfly on Black-Eyed Susan, Hancock, New Hampshire
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Carol Page, Brooklyn, New York
American Goldfinch in a Pollinator Garden, Brigantine, New Jersey
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Lesley Husband, Neptune Township, New Jersey
Baby Raccoon, My New Jersey backyard
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Cynthia Herrick, Severn, Maryland
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird with Native Plants, Randal Davey Audubon Center, New Mexico
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Jonathan Paul, Bismarck, North Dakota
Harvestman on a Black-Eyed Susan, Bismarck, North Dakota
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Leah Conway, Groveport, Ohio
Male Luna Moth Perched, Rockbridge, Ohio
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Leah Conway, Groveport, Ohio
Blazing Star Field in Summer, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Leslie Miller, Glencoe, Oklahoma
Plain-Bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster), Glencoe, Oklahoma
CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT LANDSCAPES
Leslie Miller, Glencoe, Oklahoma
Certified Habitat, Glencoe, Oklahoma
CLOSE-UP NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE VISITORS
Leslie Scopes Anderson, Arcata, California
Cedar Waxwing on Elderberry, Ashland, Oregon
YOUNG HABITAT PHOTOGRAPHERS
Rohan Khera, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nature's Acrobat: Eastern Gray Squirrel on a Mossy Log, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
YOUNG HABITAT PHOTOGRAPHERS
Alex McCall, Greenville, South Carolina
Funnel-web Spider, Nearby a neighborhood pond, South Carolina
CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT LANDSCAPES
Pamela Oldham, Round Rock, Texas
Eastern Cottontail's Breakfast Stop, Round Rock, Texas
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Roger Hutchison, Missouri City, Texas
Snowy Egret in the Morning Light, Sugar Land, Texas
CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT LANDSCAPES
Rick Kramer, Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Downy Woodpecker Building a Nest, Cottonwood Heights, Utah
CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT LANDSCAPES
Rick Kramer, Cottonwood Heights, Utah
American Red Squirrel Jumping, Cottonwood Heights, Utah
CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT LANDSCAPES
Paul Leible, Richmond, Vermont
Bobcat in Profile, Richmond, Vermont
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Soo Baus, Seattle, Washington
Thirsty Anna's Hummingbird, Seattle, Washington
WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, LEARN, AND WORSHIP
Hannah Vanderlaan, Chicago, Illinois
Baltimore Oriole at Home, Lake Redstone, Wisconsin
YOUNG HABITAT PHOTOGRAPHERS
Rohan Khera, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bright and Bold: A Western Tanager's Colorful Perch, Jackson, Wyoming
CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT LANDSCAPES
Noor Soboh, Dearborn, Michigan
Sunflower Field, Belleville, Michigan
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