{"id":32938,"date":"2023-10-16T12:50:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T10:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8335cf3a-ef49-45b8-b43c-87d4211c9168"},"modified":"2023-10-16T13:36:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T11:36:53","slug":"the-wildlife-photography-awards-2023-vote-for-your-favourite-plants-and-fungi-image","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/the-wildlife-photography-awards-2023-vote-for-your-favourite-plants-and-fungi-image\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023: vote for your favourite Plants and Fungi image"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\">Vote now for your favourite Plants and Fungi image in The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 from BBC Wildlife magazine <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By BBC Wildlife Magazine\n      <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 16 October 2023 at 10:50 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><h1 class=\"entry-title\">The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023: vote for your favourite Plants and Fungi image<\/h1><p>Voting is now open for The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 from <em>BBC Wildlife<\/em> magazine.\u00a0<\/p><p>The judging panel\u00a0shortlisted 10 incredible images for each of the five categories \u2013 <a href=\"navto:\/\/79eac01d-6667-48e1-ac86-d74a5b1072501 target=\" _blank=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portraits<\/a>, <a href=\"navto:\/\/74d76406-996e-40c2-b8c0-1dedcf7c27641 target=\" _blank=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Behaviour<\/a>, Plants and Fungi, <a href=\"navto:\/\/771f69ea-a679-4a0d-be9e-39de4b38c1e91 target=\" _blank=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camera Phone<\/a> and <a href=\"navto:\/\/92d57c65-7d9c-4569-a865-d9317c3dbcff1 target=\" _blank=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environment<\/a> \u2013 and it&#8217;s now time to vote. <\/p><p>View all the shortlisted images for <strong>The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023: Plants and Fungi category<\/strong> and vote for your favourite below. The image with the most votes will be the category winner.\u00a0<\/p><p>When picking their Plants and Fungi shortlist, judges were looking for photos celebrating plants and\/or fungi (individual or group).<\/p><h2 id=\"h-the-wildlife-photography-awards-plants-and-fungi-shortlist\">The Wildlife Photography Awards: Plants and Fungi shortlist<\/h2><h4 id=\"h-1-quiver-tree-at-sunset-fish-river-canyon-namibia\">1. Quiver Tree at sunset, Fish River Canyon, Namibia<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Quiver Tree at sunset; Fish River Canyon, Namibia; September 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4 id=\"h-2-honey-bee-on-sunflower-powys-wales\">2. Honey bee on sunflower, Powys, Wales<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/10\/bee-pollen-sunflower-paul-williams-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91138\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Honey bee on sunflower; Powys, Wales; September 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4 id=\"h-3-russula-emetica-isle-of-raasay-inner-hebrides\">3. Russula emetica, Isle of Raasay, Inner Hebrides<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/10\/Russula-emetica-taken-on-the-Isle-of-Raasay-Inner-Hebrides-29-August-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91141\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russula emetica; taken on the Isle of Raasay, Inner Hebrides; August 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4 id=\"h-4-fungus-group-with-bug-norfolk\">4. Fungus group with bug, Norfolk<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/10\/Fungus-Group-with-Bug-Norfolk-UK-October-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91143\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fungus group with bug; Norfolk, UK; October 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4 id=\"h-5-bootlace-weed-kimmeridge-bay-dorset\">5. Bootlace weed, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"9504\" height=\"6336\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/10\/Bootlace-weed-providing-a-home-to-stalked-jellyfish-kimmeridge-bay-Dorset-UK.-Image-taken-in-the-summer..jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91144\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bootlace weed providing a home to stalked jellyfish; Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, UK; July 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4 id=\"h-6-collared-parachute-mushrooms-kingley-vale-west-sussex\">6. Collared parachute mushrooms, Kingley Vale, West Sussex<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/10\/Horsehair-parachute-stack-DENOISED-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91145\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Collared parachute mushrooms; Kingley Vale, West Sussex; August 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4 id=\"h-7-inside-a-wild-crocus-baildon-west-yorkshire\">7. Inside a wild crocus, Baildon, West Yorkshire<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/10\/Inside-a-wild-crocus-Baildon-West-Yorkshire-in-March-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91146\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Interior of a wild crocus; Baildon, West Yorkshire; March 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4 id=\"h-8-moss-and-ferns-exmoor\">8. Moss and ferns, Exmoor<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1225\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/10\/Moss-and-ferns-Exmoor-March-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91147\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Moss and ferns; Exmoor; March 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4 id=\"h-9-purple-russula-gills-college-lake-penryn-cornwall\">9. Purple russula gills, College Lake, Penryn, Cornwall<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/10\/Purple-russula-gills-College-Lake-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91148\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Purple russula gills; College Lake, Penryn, Cornwall; September 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>&#8220;There was a large group of mushrooms which had been partially eaten by forest animals. This mushroom specimen had been partly broken up and the cap had been upturned, exposing the white gills.&#8221;<\/p><h4 id=\"h-10-common-polypody-fern-college-lake-penryn-cornwall\">10. Common polypody fern, College Lake, Penryn, Cornwall<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/10\/Common-polypody-fern-College-Lake-Penryn-Cornwall.-September-2022.-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91149\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Common polypody fern; College Lake, Penryn, Cornwall; September 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 id=\"h-vote-now\">Vote now! <\/h2><p>Vote for your favourite image in each category of <strong>The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023<\/strong> below. The image with the most votes will be the category winner. The judging panel will then review the results of the public vote to select the overall winner, who will win a trip for two to Belize, worth \u00a33,000. <\/p><div class=\"riddle2-wrapper\" data-rid-id=\"javsw3xB\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-is-fixed-height-enabled=\"false\" data-bg=\"#fff\" data-fg=\"#00205b\" style=\"margin:0 auto; max-width:100%; width:640px;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/build-embedjs\/embedV2.js\"\/><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/javsw3xB?lazyImages=false&amp;staticHeight=false\" allow=\"autoplay\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin\"><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h2>The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023: Environment<\/h2><p>&lt;p&gt;Vote for your favourite Environment image. Judges were looking for an image that captures the atmosphere of a wild or changing landscape.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p><ul><li>1. 'Two Emperors', Antarctica<\/li><li>2. 'Sunrise in the Sahara', Morocco<\/li><li>3. Female leopard, Kruger National Park, South Africa<\/li><li>4. Giraffe, Lake Magadi, Kenya<\/li><li>5. Great Crested Grebe in torrential rain<\/li><li>6. Cheetah brothers with rainbow, Maasai Mara, Kenya<\/li><li>7. Walrus, Svalbard, Norway<\/li><li>8. 'Guardian of Indian mangroves', India <\/li><li>9. 'Polar bear testing the air', Svalbard, Norway<\/li><li>10. Flamingos, Lake Magadi, Kenya<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3>The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023: Plants and Fungi<\/h3><p>&lt;p&gt;Vote for your favourite Plants &amp;amp; Fungi image. The judges were looking for photos celebrating plants and\/or fungi.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p><ul><li>1. Quiver Tree at sunset, Fish River Canyon, Namibia<\/li><li>2. Honey bee on sunflower, Powys, Wales<\/li><li>3. Russula emetica, Isle of Raasay, Inner Hebrides<\/li><li>4. Fungus group with bug, Norfolk<\/li><li>5. Bootlace weed providing a home to stalked jellyfish, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset<\/li><li>6. Collared parachute mushrooms, Kingley Vale, West Sussex<\/li><li>7. Inside a wild crocus, Baildon, West Yorkshire<\/li><li>8. Moss and ferns, Exmoor<\/li><li>9. Purple russula gills, College Lake, Penryn, Cornwall<\/li><li>10. Common polypody fern, College Lake, Penryn, Cornwall<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3>The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023: Behaviour<\/h3><p>&lt;p&gt;Vote for your favourite Behaviour image. The judges were looking for images that show interesting or exciting behaviour. &lt;\/p&gt;<\/p><ul><li>1. European Bee-eater, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary<\/li><li>2. Arctic Fox with a goose egg<\/li><li>3. Osprey catch<\/li><li>4. Cuckoo and European robin, western Scotland<\/li><li>5. Barn owl with vole for lunch, Sussex<\/li><li>6. Eurasian Hobby about to strike a mayfly<\/li><li>7. Red fox &amp; rabbit, Forest Farm Nature Reserve, Whitchurch, Cardiff<\/li><li>8. Leaf Hopper, Osa Conservation, Costa Rica<\/li><li>9. 'Walking on water', common moorhen at dawn, Surrey<\/li><li>10. Grizzly bear fishing in Alaska<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3>The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023: Camera Phone<\/h3><p>&lt;p&gt;Vote for your favourite Camera Phone image. The judges were looking for creative shots of the natural world taken using a&amp;nbsp;smartphone.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p><ul><li>1. Ants enjoying a lizard lunch, Bermuda<\/li><li>2. Brown hare, Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire<\/li><li>3. Buff-tailed bumblebee, Essex<\/li><li>4. Speckled bush cricket, Essex <\/li><li>5. Camel thorn trees, Deadvlei, Namibia<\/li><li>6. Elephants, Udawalawa Reserve, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>7. 'Bitter beech bolete', Brechfa Forest, Wales<\/li><li>8. Peninsular rock agama, Ajyodha Hill, West Bengal <\/li><li>9. Young garden snail, Essex<\/li><li>10. Blue-tailed damselfly, Essex <\/li><\/ul><\/section><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h3>The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023: Portraits<\/h3><p>&lt;p&gt;Vote for your favourite Portraits image. The judges were looking for striking poses that reveal the character of an animal (individual or group).&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p><ul><li>1. Large scaled pit viper, Munnar, India<\/li><li>2. Empusa pennata on fern, Portugal<\/li><li>3. Red deer, Bushy Park, London<\/li><li>4. Grey crowned crane, Masai Mara, Kenya<\/li><li>5. 'Bit Dirty!', African buffalo, Aberdare Park, Kenya<\/li><li>6. Displaying pair of Chinstap penguins, Antarctica<\/li><li>7. Elephant, Amboseli, Kenya<\/li><li>8. Otters sleeping after hunting, Isle of Mull<\/li><li>9. Oceanic whitetip shark, Daedalus reef in the Red Sea<\/li><li>10. Peacock worm, Portland Harbour, Dorset<\/li><\/ul><\/section><\/iframe><\/div><h3>When does voting for The Wildlife Photography Awards close?<\/h3><p>The public can vote for their favourite shortlisted images from 12.00 on 16\/10\/2023 to 23:59 on 06\/11\/2023.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The entry with the highest number of votes for each category will be named the category winner.<\/p><p>Within 14 days of the public vote closing, the judging panel will select an overall winner from the five category winners.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/the-wildlife-photography-awards-from-bbc-wildlife-magazine-2023-terms-and-conditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Please see full terms and conditions for details<\/a>.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h3 id=\"h-about-the-sponsors\">About the sponsors<\/h3><p><strong>Belize Tourism Board<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2023\/08\/belizelogotexturecmyk-copy-ccc3a72.jpg?quality=90&amp;lb=620,413&amp;background=white\" alt=\"belize_logo_122112\" class=\"wp-image-78960\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" title=\"belize_logo_122112\"\/><\/figure><p><a href=\"http:\/\/belizetourismboard.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Belize<\/a>\u00a0has something for everyone \u2013 spot spectacular birds and howler monkeys in the tropical rainforest; visit a jaguar reserve; snorkel in the UNESCO-listed Belize Barrier Reef; look for whale sharks between April and June, and go on an island-hopping tour of cayes and beaches. You can find your trip with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/responsibletravel.com\/holidays\/belize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Responsible Travel<\/a>, travel partner of Belize Tourism Board, by browsing an exciting choice of Belize holidays that all support nature and local communities.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelbelize.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">travelbelize.org<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Regatta<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2023\/08\/Regatta-2-e4c96f9.jpg?quality=90&amp;lb=620,413&amp;background=white\" alt=\"Regatta 2\" class=\"wp-image-78961\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" title=\"Regatta 2\"\/><\/figure><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regatta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regatta<\/a>\u2019s mission is to produce affordable clothing, footwear and camping equipment not only for adventurers, but for those who want to open their front door and just have fun.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/regatta.com\/\">regatta.com<\/a><\/p><p><strong>The prizes<\/strong><\/p><p>The overall winner wins a trip to Belize for two people, worth \u00a33,000. This includes a 7-night stay for two people at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chanchich.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chan Chich Lodge<\/a>\u00a0on a bed and breakfast basis; economy return flights to Belize from a UK airport; transfers to and from the international airport in Belize; plus, a birding walk, night walk and boat tour at Chan Chich. The prize can be redeemed from December 1st 2023 to December 1st 2024. Some exclusion dates apply. Please see\u00a0full terms and conditions\u00a0for details.<\/p><p>The five category winners will each receive a Regatta gift bundle, worth \u00a3412. 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