Some Wildlife Photography To Make You Smile

From time to time we post something completely different …

Like these photographs from the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Jean Jacques Alcalay

Misleading African viewpoints 2

“Hippo yawning next to a heron standing on the back of another hippo”

Jennifer Hadley

Talk To The Fin!

“This was shot on the Falkland Islands.

These two gentoo penguins were hanging out on the beach

when one shook himself off and gave his mate the snub.”

Miroslav Srb.

Hello everyone

“I photographed raccoon on a Florida beach, where I fed him shrimps.

Then he thanked me like that.”

Martin Grace

Keep Calm and keep your head

“Two King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at Volunteer Point in the Falklands. 

The right hand bird may have an inscrutable expression

but it must be wondering where its mate's head has gone.

Perhaps it is a Rudyard Kipling scholar:

'If you can keep your head when all about you.

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you ...”

~ xxx ooo xxx ~

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards was co-founded in 2015 by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks MBE and Tom Sullam who wanted to create a competition that focused on the lighter side of wildlife photography and help promote wildlife conservation through humour.

This year, the competition is supporting Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) by donating 10% of its total net revenue to the charity. Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) is a UK fundraising and grant-giving charity, which supports conservation leaders working in their home countries across the Global South. Over 29 years we have channelled £20 million to more than 200 conservationists in 80 countries.

Read more, and see other, amazing photographs here

All the best Jan