Theme: Nature / Wildlife

September’s Theme is Nature/Wildlife as a prelude to CAPA’s Nature/Wildlife Competition .
 
For competition purposes, your image must fit into one of the following themes:

1. Botanical – wild plants photographed in their natural environment
2. Insects, Reptiles & Amphibians – such as: alligators, ants, bees, beetles, butterflies, crickets, crocodiles, dragonflies, frogs, gecko, hornets, iguana, lizard, mantis, mosquitoes, snakes, turtles, wasps, etc…
3. Landscape – subjects such as weather phenomena, geological formations, landscapes, seascapes and natural phenomena, planets, stars and astronomical events.
4. Nature – subjects such as living animals, birds and marine subjects – under the control and feeding of humans if not obvious – such as zoos, game farms, animal preserves, aquarium, etc…
5. Wildlife – only living and untamed wildlife mammals, birds and marine subjects.

NOTE: This competition has restricted subject and editing conditions.  Typically, hand-of-man is not allowed or restricted. Read the detailed rules on the CAPA site!