Our backyards hold many treasures, and everyday we walk by these tiny wonders. If you stopped to look, you might spot awesome creatures, and fascinating plants! Just visit your nearest garden, park, pond, or field. You’ll discover that these places are bursting with life, just waiting for these moments to be captured on camera!
Maybe one of these moments could make YOU a winner?
The Backyard Biologist contest is back! We asked YOU to help us pick two of the three themes for this contest, and now it’s time for you to go out and capture those moments!
Submit your best nature photo and you could take home one of this year’s FABULOUS prizes: a Canon Rebel R100 Camera!
Backyard Safari
In this category, you don’t need to go far from home. Many wonders are outside your door, in parks nearby, and everyday animals otherwise overlooked. What will you find?
NOTE: no pets allowed!
Critter Closeups
There’s a miniature world right at your feet, under soil, rocks, and logs. Zoom in on some of these critters crucial to our ecosystem. Think Insects, arachnids, molluscs, annelids, mosses, fungi, lichens.
Winter Worlds
Winter is here–but not all wildlife is hibernating! This category celebrates the wonders of nature in winter. Bundle up to capture a photo that shows what makes this season so special!
Winners for all to see!
The winner from each category will get 1 of 3 Canon Rebel R100 Cameras generously donated by Canon, BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! The winners will also get a framed piece of their photo using Canon’s Frame Lab print and framing service!
You can be just like Kenzie and her winning picture last year, standing along with Earth Ranger Michela, and Chief Owl Officer Sonic! She and the other contest winners were interviewed on their experience, be sure to check out what they have to say.
The contest closes January 31st, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET.
Click here to learn more and submit your pictures!
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omg this sounds so fun im sure my mom will let me don it and plus you get a free camera if you win and im sure my mom wants that i don’t think those cameras are cheap ether. please don’t be too hard on me.
I like the idea but I don’t think I should do it
My friend loves Animals .
I am going to try to do good
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Good job everyone
cant wait to get out there!
I want to get it right now!!!!!!!