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

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.

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

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

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#3 Timed My Shot Perfectly. *sigh*

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

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#5 Didn’t Know I Was Playing The Sims

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#6 Tried To Get A Spread Wings Shot…

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

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#8 Owl

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#9 Realizing I’d Made A Mistake

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#10 Hmmm

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

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#12 I Give You Pizza Squirrel.

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#13 A Most Majestic Tree

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#14 When Poles Fly

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#15 Grasshopper

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#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!

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#17 The Pinnacle Of My Wildlife Photography Career

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#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.

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#19 Not Amused

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

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#21 Took A Photo Of A Drill

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#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.

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#23 Behold, The Majestic Bald Eagle

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

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

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

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

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#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

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#29 Gotta Be Quicker Than That!

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#30 A Magnificent Swan

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

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#32 Raccoon/Fergus Falls, Minnesota

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#33 :(

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#34 Blurry And Screaming – A Mood

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#35 Brontosaurus Are Faaaaast

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#36 Out Of Focus Mantis Looks Like Cracked Out Mantis

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#37 Found This Amongst Some Beauties

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

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

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#40 Close Birb

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