Selected from more than 7,000 incredible images entered, the stunning photographs that earned 2022'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.
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Darya Zelentsova
A PORCUPETTE ON THE CLOVER MEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Susan Storey
GREAT HORNED OWL JUVENILE, WYOMING
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Geoffrey Baker
KING OF THE VERNAL POOL, MARYLAND
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Pamela DeChellis
EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL FEEDING ON NECTAR, SOUTH CAROLINA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Tyler Moore
MONARCH VISITING ECHINACEA PURPUREA, NEBRASKA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Joan Eckhardt
GREEN LYNX SPIDER ON CONE FLOWER, SOUTH CAROLINA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Devon Matthews
JUVENILE BURROWING OWL, MINNESOTA
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Sean Crockett
JUVENILE NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD EXPLORING "WHAT IS FOOD?", CALIFORNIA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Nancy Jones
COMMON BUCKEYE BUTTERFLY ON NATIVE SUNFLOWER ON THE PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Vicki Hammer Rosenkrantz
AMERICAN LADY BUTTERFLY, CONNECTICUT
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Mark Koster
COOPER'S HAWK (JUVENILE), ARIZONA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Amy Corrigan
MARSH WREN, WASHINGTON
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Bob Stocker
RED-FEMURED MILKWEED BORER ON MILKWEED, COLORADO
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Deborah Walk
TREE FROG THINKING, VIRGINIA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Isabel Monita
COYOTE IN THE MEADOW, ONTARIO
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Gerald Smith
MALE CARDINAL IN SNOW, GEORGIA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Becky Kempf
JUVENILE RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, KENTUCKY
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
William Medlin
GULF FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY, GEORGIA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Christina Lelache
HICKORY TUSSOCK MOTH CATERPILLAR, NEW JERSEY
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Cynthia Bergsbaken
A DEW-COVERED DRAGON FLY, SOUTH DAKOTA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Wilford Parker
MONARCHS ON MIGRATION, PENNSYLVANIA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Kellie Carter
JUMPING SPIDER ON HIBISCUS BRANCH, OKLAHOMA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Cole Lindstrom
THE SNAKE & THE FLY, NEVADA
Young Habitat Photographers
Tobiah Gorneau
BROWN TREEFROG, MAINE
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Lenore McGinn
BEAR FEASTING ON SALMON, NEW YORK
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Nancy Danico
NATURE AND COMMUNITY, IOWA
People in the Wildlife Garden
Laura Anderson
PRESCRIBED PRAIRIE BURN - SPRING 2022, WISCONSIN
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Sarah Koonce
LYNX, ALASKA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Kathy Overfield
RED FOX STRETCHING, UTAH
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Christopher Baker
CLOUDLESS SULFUR BUTTERFLY, ALABAMA
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Andy Raupp
INDIGO BUNTING AND AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, WISCONSIN
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Andy Raupp
ORANGE CROWNED WARBLER, WISCONSIN
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Diane Liggett
PYGMY NUTHATCH AT CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT SIGN BIRD BATH, ARIZONA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Karen Louis
INDIGO BUNTING ON CONEFLOWER, ILLINOIS
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
James Collins
MALE CARDINAL, MASSACHUSETTS
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Richard Bennett
MONARCH CHRYSALIS, INDIANA
Young Habitat Photographers
Amy Boote
WILD TURKEYS AMONG FLOWERS, MONTANA
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Elaine Starr
INDIGO BUNTING ON A SUNFLOWER, VIRGINIA
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Lauren Hull
APHRODITE FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY ON BEE BALM PLANT, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Mary Lou Ziebarth
REDPOLL IN SNOW, MINNESOTA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Laurie Robison
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, COLORADO
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Tin Sang Chan
CHIPMUNK, ONTARIO
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Shannon Modla
BERRY BONANZA, DELAWARE
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Kylie Henninger
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, MISSOURI
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Lawrence Worcester
EGRET EYE TO EYE WITH FISH, OHIO
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Christine McCluskey
ONION BEE, NORTH CAROLINA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Esther Fleming
BOBOLINK, LOUISIANA
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Bonnie Masdeu
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, FLORIDA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Cynthia Crawford
NORTHERN CARDINAL IN THE SNOW, VERMONT
Young Habitat Photographers
Faith Barton
GET YOUR HERONS IN A ROW!, CALIFORNIA
Young Habitat Photographers
Dallas Agnew
LOON, NEW YORK
Certified Wildlife Habitat Landscapes
Jonathan Keller
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD VISITS FEEDER, NEW MEXICO
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Cari Povenz
CEDAR WAXWING WITH BERRIES, MICHIGAN
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Sandra Rothenberg
CHIPMUNK PRAYING THAT MOSQUITO WON'T BITE, PENNSYLVANIA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Lori Williams
FEMALE CARDINAL IN A WINTER WONDERLAND, TEXAS
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Kelli Jacobs
BUTTERFLY, MISSISSIPPI
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Sue Dougherty
ROBIN NEST AND VERY HUNGRY CHICKS!, OREGON
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Priscilla Morris
BLACK BEAR YEARLING HANGING OUT ON A TREE, TENNESSEE
Young Habitat Photographers
Noelle Fordham
YELLOW SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLLY, KANSAS
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Doreen Barker
MOMMA RACCOON MOVING HER KITS, FLORIDA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Heather Russell
BULL ELK ENJOYING SOME CARDINAL FLOWER, NORTH CAROLINA
Wildlife Observations Where People Live, Work, Play, Learn, and Worship
Dan Orr
HUMMINGBIRD MOTH, IDAHO
Close-Up Native Plants and their Wildlife Visitors
Tyler Moore
SYRPHID EATING POLLEN, NEBRASKA
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