40 Wildlife Photos That Are So Bad, They're Hilarious

The Crap Wildlife Photography Facebook group is a place where people share their unsuccessful wildlife photos and they're so bad, they're hilarious.

APR 13, 2020

Imagine a situation: you're walking around in the forest and spot a herd of deer behind some bushes. You quickly pull out your camera to snap a picture worthy of a National Geographic cover but by the time you press the button, the animals are already gone and the only picture you managed to capture is a deer hoof disappearing behind some tree. It's shots like these that make you appreciate the job of wildlife photographers even more. But don't delete that picture yet - there is a place where amateur wildlife photographers like you are welcomed with open arms. The Crap Wildlife Photography Facebook group is a place where people share their unsuccessful wildlife photos and they're so bad, they're hilarious. Check out some of the best ones in the gallery below!

#1 I Was In The Middle Of A Zoom When I Noticed This Bastard

#2 I Took This Picture Of A Carpenter Bee Last Summer

#3 Timed My Shot Perfectly. *sigh*

#4 I Went Out To The Balcony To Photograph The Birds, But Instead Photographed A Fish...

#5 Didn’t Know I Was Playing The Sims

#6 Tried To Get A Spread Wings Shot...

#7 When You Have An Encounter With A Rare Predator But Get Photobombed By A Magpie

#8 Owl

#9 Realizing I’d Made A Mistake

#10 Hmmm

#11 Courtesy Of My Dad And His Ancient Phone... Little Owl Eating Lunch

#12 I Give You Pizza Squirrel.

#13 A Most Majestic Tree

#14 When Poles Fly

#15 Grasshopper

#16 This Handfeeding The Birds Was Going Great Until He Looked Right At Me And I Realized His Face Was Actually Kinda Scary And He Looked Pretty Pissed Off!

#17 The Pinnacle Of My Wildlife Photography Career

#18 I Got Distracted By The Frog In The Back And Lost Focus But To Be Entirely Honest I Think National Geographic Should Use This Picture As Their Cover.

#19 Not Amused

#20 I Found A God Of All Pidgeons On A Walk With My Dog

#21 Took A Photo Of A Drill

#22 I'm Not Sure Why I Ever Thought It Was A Good Idea To Take A Picture Of The Sheep In The Dark, But It Ended Up Being The Stuff That Nightmares Are Made Of.

#23 Behold, The Majestic Bald Eagle

#24 Doe In Background Was Taking A Crap, Just To Top It Off

#25 Wow, I Caught A Picture Of This Champagne Cork Flying Out. Jk. It's An Egret.

#26 This Freaky Flying Ghost Child Is Actually A Blurred Great Blue Heron

#27 Didn’t Know How Funny This Was Until I Sent It To My Daughter...

#28 'you Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round.' Low Light + The Wrong Camera Setting = Guess The Animal. Nb No Animals Were Hurt In The Taking Of This Shot.. It Landed Safely On My Patio

#29 Gotta Be Quicker Than That!

#30 A Magnificent Swan

#31 How Flippin Weird Do Pigeons Look When They Look Down?

#32 Raccoon/Fergus Falls, Minnesota

#33 :(

#34 Blurry And Screaming - A Mood

#35 Brontosaurus Are Faaaaast

#36 Out Of Focus Mantis Looks Like Cracked Out Mantis

#37 Found This Amongst Some Beauties

#38 I Present The Mighty, Yet Gentle, Caribbean Manatee.

#39 This Cougar Was So Close I Was Able To Get A Picture Of It!!!

#40 Close Birb

#3 Timed My Shot Perfectly. sigh