Garden wildlife
Ian Groves

Garden wildlife

June 2025

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The tiniest of creatures can have the greatest impact when i first spotted this image looking through the entries i just knew it was special, the delicate tiny spider crawling along the top of dandelion just did it for me, i love the composition and how it as been framed, the photographer waiting for the moment the spider was at the top of the dandelion and the subtle colours is a breath of fresh air a worthy winner very well done

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**This contest is open to photographers ranked between 1 and 250 in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** Our gardens often offer a wildlife haven that is easily overlooked, even when we live in a town or city. Photography offers us an opportunity to explore our world more closely, and there can be great joy in being confined to a small area in which one must find interesting imagery. It’s a discipline that teaches us to make the most of what we’ve got, and that often it is enough. The same can be said of looking for wildlife in one’s garden or local patch of green. It might require patience for a bird to land, or a fox to pass by, or a macro lens that makes the bugs a bit bigger, but wildlife gets everywhere, thank God, and we’ll be there to take interesting pictures of it.

I am amazed at the creatures and insects i see when judging these competitions, this one is no different something i have never seen or even heard of well done for capturing this amazing looking insect when zoomed in full screen the detail is superb a well deserved commended image

Photography is all about capturing the moment you have certainly done that capturing the little mouse taking a drink we can even see its tiny tongue, it is something we rarely see its nicely framed with good composition and the subject very sharp, a well deserved top ten image keep up the good work

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