In The Wildlife Comedy Photography Event, Photographers Showcase The Best And Funniest Wildlife Images They Have Captured. These Photos Usually Show Animals Doing Something Strange, Unusual, And Funny.

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Competition was founded in 2015 by professional photographers  Paul Johnson-Hicks and Tom Sallam. They wanted to create a competition that focused on comedic and funny aspects of wildlife photography.

Their goal was to promote wildlife conservation through humor. For example, this year, they supported the charity and orangutans by donating one-tenth of their net income to Save Wild Orangutans. This charity protects wild orangutans in and around Gunung Palong National Park in Borneo.

Michelle Wood, a member of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Competition team, says of this year’s event:

This year was the second year of the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, and people did not have much time to travel, But we received over 7,000 entries from photographers who had found newer alternative opportunities.

Many photographers have tried their luck to photograph wildlife near their homes.

This year’s competitions included many pictures of birds of all species compared to previous years.

• Photo title:  It’s school time
• Photographer’s name : Chi Ki Teo

An otter tries to teach it to swim while biting its baby’s neck.

According to Michelle, advising those preparing for next year’s race isn’t easy. He says:

I suggest you always be ready to capture amazing photos. What sets the wildlife comedy contest apart from other photography contests is the humorous aspect that depends on the photographer’s split-second decision to press the shutter button at the right time. It’s a good idea to take your camera or smartphone with you whenever you’re out and about so you don’t miss a particular scene if you happen to stumble upon it.

Michelle continues:

You must be patient; very, very patient Wildlife photography requires a lot of patience, and wildlife comedy photography requires much more patience. Since the Comedy Wildlife Photography Contest is free to enter, I encourage you to try your luck by sending us your photos and videos. People can help us directly support the conservation charity and support our message at the heart of the competition by buying prints of images or calendars.

• Photo title: It seems that summer is over
• Photographer’s name: John Spears

The photographer was taking pictures of pigeons when this leaf landed on the face of one of them.

• Photo Title:  Ninja Plains Eagle
• Photographer name: Arthur Trevino

When the bald eagle missed the prairie dog, the prairie dog jumped at the eagle and scared it so much that the eagle fled to the nearest possible shelter. This incident was a real scene similar to the story of David and Goliath.

According to Michelle, how the pageant decides which charity to support each year depends on various factors.

We all live in this world; So we must work together to preserve it. Save the Wild Orangutans is a fantastic initiative the Gunung Palung program created that helps local people harmonize their lives and work with the orangutan population and habitat. This charity aligns with our core conservation message; Therefore, we try to help them this way through therace coveragee. We look at various factors including sustainability, access, location, species, and the charity’s long-term goals.

 

Category winners and the overall competition winner will be announced on October 22. The 2021 finalists’ works will be exhibited at the Birmingham Photography Exhibition.

• Photo Title:  Who told you you could take a picture of me?
• Name of the photographer: Patrick Dirlam

I followed this ruby ​​crest for fifteen minutes; Because it constantly jumped from one branch to another. I think he knew I was following him because he suddenly stopped for 3 seconds and stared at me.

• Photo Title: Dolly
• Photographer’s name: Charlie Page

I was photographing a group of baby geese for a while when one of them broke away and hid behind a bench leg for a few seconds, then popped its little head out and gave me a dolly.

• Photo title: Saturday morning mood
• Photographer’s name: Andrew Mayes

I captured this image while photographing a group of starlings perched on a tree in the Rituli Game Reserve in South Africa. This bird’s face is exactly how I feel most mornings on the first day of the week.

Paul, one of the founders of the competition, said in a press release that the competition team was surprised by the number and quality of entries this year. This year, seven thousand interesting photos from every corner of the world have been submitted for this competition. Paul says about this tournament:

Considering the impact of the pandemic, there was a fantastic turnout this year. The sheer number of images we receive yearly shows people’s passion for conservation and reminds us that wildlife is incredible and funny. We must do our best to protect nature as much as possible.

• Photo title: Don’t worry; Be happy!
• Name of the photographer: Axel Bakker

These two years were tough for all people because of Corona, But when you go outside and observe the beauty of nature closely, the problems seem to fade away. One early morning a dragonfly sitting on a beautiful flower looks at my camera and appears to be laughing. This image brings back a smile if I’m having a bad day.

• Photo Title : Life in quarantine
• Photographer’s name: Kevin Biscaburn

If you stayed indoors with your family during the quarantine and wished to go out as soon as possible, you should know that these oriental raccoons understand your situation well. Just when the photographer thought there was no more space in this hollow tree, the mother raccoon appeared and showed him that her family was living in a tight area without observing social distance.

This photo was taken in southwestern Ontario, Canada. After exploring a particular area with a lot of trees, the photographer identified this area as a suitable spot for a family of raccoons. Since raccoons are constantly moving from one nest to another and often do not stay in a particular nest for more than one night, locating them is not an easy task. Once Biskaborn found this cute family, he immediately planted the camera in a suitable hole and at a right angle, and by the time the camera and tripod were ready, the baby raccoons were so curious that they poked their heads out of the tree hole to get a closer look. To solve the problem.

• Photo Title: Paint me like one of your French bears
• Name of the photographer: Venona Suydam

This young Kodiak brown bear crossed the riverbed and stood before me. With his giant paws, he moved the sand back and forth, making a bear bed. When he made his bed the way he wanted, he lay on it, turned on his back, and smiled at me! This was the cutest bear I have ever seen.

The public is free to vote for their favorite photos on the contest website until October 10. One lucky voter will win a new iPad.

Tom, another founder of the competition, says:

This year it was harder than ever to choose from the list of photos. There were many funny pictures that made us laugh; But we could not place them in the top 40 ranks. So this year we publish 42 images as top images! It was great to see such a wide range of animals, from the incredibly rare pigeons to the more common ones. Our team is eagerly waiting to see which of these selected images will get the most votes.

• Photo title : Mr. Khandero
• Photographer’s name : Martina Novotna

This gray-jawed kid looks like he’s laughing. I really liked the facial expression captured in this jaw. This is similar to human facial expressions. I had been lying motionless on the rocky shore for hours, patiently waiting for one of these little jaws to appear around me. This kind jawed child came to the beach to rest and slept for a few hours on the piece of rock he chose; until the tide forced it to move a little further from the shore. Sometimes he stretched his body and yawned while sleeping. It was one of those yawns that sounded like laughter.

• Photo title : Magnificent white-headed eagle
• Name of the photographer : David Epley

Bald eagles use the same original nest for years and even decades, only renovating their old nest each year at the beginning of the nesting season. Bald eagles are usually very skilled at picking tree branches while flying; But this eagle is probably tired of the constant work of renovating its nest. Although this image seems painful; But the eagle only recovered by flapping its wings and decided to rest a bit before continuing.

• Photo title : Ah!
• Photographer’s name : Ken Jensen

A golden silk monkey in Yunnan, China. This movement actually indicates aggression; But the position the monkey is in looks painful.

• Photo title : See who can jump that far
• Name of the photographer : Chi Han Lee

The photographer with the overall best photo of the year will win a week-long safari with Alex Walker in Kenya, as well as a unique handmade trophy from Art Garage in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

• Photo title : Dance to glory
• Illustrator Name : Sarosh Lodi

A young langur moves its body as if dancing.

• Photo title : Warming up the voice before performing the opera
• Photographer’s name : Lee Scadden

This kangaroo seemed to be performing an opera with the background sound of the plain and nature.

• Photo title : Before and after coffee
• Name of the photographer : Netton

The face of this baby horned owl shows the exact reaction of a human who has just woken up and is having a cup of coffee. To capture this photo, I eagerly watched the two cute owls in their nest, hoping they would wake up or move. It took a long time for one of the two overly sleepy babies to wake up. When one of them finally started to move, this is what I saw. The owl first half-opened both eyes, then opened one eye, and finally both eyes staring at my camera.

• Photo title : Behavior
• Photographer’s name : Aditya Keshirsgar

Males of this species of lizard choose higher altitudes to monitor their territory and display. I found this lizard hanging from a branch on a hot summer day.

• Photo title : We are very attractive for this beach!
• Name of the photographer : Joshua Galiki

The weather was fine and I was lying on the East Falkland coast. I was waiting to catch the scene of a gentoo penguin coming back from the surf and walking onto the beach when suddenly three penguins came out of the water and walked straight towards me. I really enjoyed photographing this moment; Because it seems that I was able to capture the bold and charming character of penguins.

• Photo title : How does this damn window open?
• Name of the photographer : Nicolas de Valkes

This raccoon tries to enter a house out of curiosity or maybe to steal food.

• Name of the photographer : Vicky Jaron

On a warm afternoon, an elephant expresses its joy by taking a mud bath against dead trees on the shores of Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe.

• Photo title : Smiling snake
• Photographer’s name : Aditya Keshirsgar

Vine snakes are commonly found in the Western Ghats of India. When you approach them, they start aggressively at you by opening their mouths. This beautiful and safe snake has no fear. While I was happy to find this snake and I was smiling, it seemed to be smiling back at me.

• Photo title : wood for smoked deer
• Name of the photographer : Siddant Agrawal

For years I have been following a family of Paddle Tigers in Jim Corbett National Park, India. This is their daughter standing on her hind legs so she can scratch her face with a stick; But it looks like he is carrying a stick on his shoulders.

• Photo title : Let’s dance!
• Photographer’s name : Andy Parkinson

Two Kamchatka bear cubs are ready to play and fight with each other in the weak current of the river.

• Photo title : Green stylist
• Name of the photographer : Gurumurthy Gurumurthy

• Photo title : Penguin guide
• Photographer’s name : Carol Taylor

Two gentoo penguins argue after finishing surfing.

• Photo title : My feet couldn’t fit
• Photographer’s name : Brooke Borling

Near my house is a large pine tree with a small hole in the middle, where a young raccoon made its home last year. This year, the raccoon seems to have outgrown its tiny home and is having a hard time there.

• Photo title : Flutist
• Name of the photographer : Roland Kranies

• Photo title : Are you talking to me?
• Photographer’s name : Edwin Smiths

I visited two groups of wild horses over the course of two years while trying to create flash-worthy images. They posed for me without spoiling and beautifully.

• Photo title : Monkey riding a giraffe
• Name of the photographer : Dirk John Stihor

While driving, we saw a group of monkeys playing with each other and jumping up and down from a branch. They were fun to watch. After some time, I saw a giraffe coming from the right side. The moment the giraffe passed behind the branch, it was as if one of the monkeys was going to mount him.

• Photo title : The tree hugger
• Name of the photographer : Jacob Houden

Trees play an important role in the life of monkeys. This proboscis monkey may have just rubbed its nose against the rough bark of a tree.

• Photo title : Support
• Photographer’s name : Andy Parkinson

As it turns out, this little bear cub is using its patient mother as a support; Because the birds on the trees need a closer inspection.

• Photo title : Hey! I am very hungover
• Name of the photographer : Anita Ross

Young burrowing owls are fun to watch. This burrowing owl caught my attention; Because he looked very hungover.

• Photo title : Photobombing with hand waving
• Photographer’s name : Cheryl Strahl

A mother bear was playing with her cubs in the icy waters of the Arctic. They kept going in and out of the water until they suddenly created this fun scene. As the mother bear shares an emotional moment with one of the cubs, the other cub in the background ruins the photo by waving.

• Photo title : I could!
• Name of the photographer : Dicky Usin

A frog climbed a plant and when he reached the top, he laughed with the joy of his success.

• Photo title : Dolly
• Photographer’s name : Paul Marchart

• Photo title : Cotton Eyed Joe
• Photographer’s name : Rick Ellison

• Photo title: Sweet lips to kiss
• Photographer’s name: Philip Starr
• This picture was taken in Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean. Boxfish are usually difficult to photograph; because they have no problem with divers approaching; But if they realize that you want to take their picture, they will always turn their back to you. That’s why I tried to swim half a meter above the fish and not show any interest in it. At the same time I put the camera in front of my chest and held it down. When the right moment arrived, I turned the camera 90 degrees towards the fish and took the picture. I never expected the beautiful lips of this fish to be so close to the camera.

• Photo title : Welcome to nature!
• Name of the photographer : Mathias Hamer

A dragonfly welcomes us to enter the macro world of nature. It was interesting to see this little creature climb up the branch and then stop to greet us.

• Photo title : Review
• Photographer’s name : Larry Peterburg

A male vervet monkey wanders around a bridge over the Luangwa River in South Luangwa National Park when captured in this frame.

• Photo title : Missed shot
• Photographer’s name : Lia Skadan

Two western gray kangaroos were fighting with each other when one of them failed to kick the other in the stomach in time. Now think what is the next scene?

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