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This Facebook Group Is Dedicated To Crappy Wildlife Photos That Are So Bad They’re Good
How many times have you scrolled through breathtaking wildlife photography shots and told yourself “challenge accepted”? Well, it turns out it’s not so easy to take that pitch-perfect shot.
Wild animals, they move. A camera, it wobbles. A hand, it shakes. And weather, it’s always a mystery. This is the combination you need to get a spectacularly terrible wildlife pic. In fact, some of the entries are so bad they've made their way into the Crap Wildlife Photography group on Facebook. Here are some of the best-failed shots that may make you think twice about pressing that capture button any time soon.
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#1
I Took This Picture Of A Carpenter Bee Last Summer
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#2
I Was In The Middle Of A Zoom When I Noticed This Bastard
#3
Timed My Shot Perfectly. *sigh*
#4
Didn’t Know I Was Playing The Sims
#5
I Went Out To The Balcony To Photograph The Birds, But Instead Photographed A Fish...
Foxxy (The Original) 6 years ago
Omg I am an idiot. I was thinking how the hell did a fish get up in the air and then I realised it is the bird but the wings are out of view.
#6
Tried To Get A Spread Wings Shot...
#7
Realizing I’d Made A Mistake
#9
When You Have An Encounter With A Rare Predator But Get Photobombed By A Magpie
Molly Block 6 years ago
The real question though is, is that predator sighting you or that magpie? I'd be worried....
#10
Courtesy Of My Dad And His Ancient Phone... Little Owl Eating Lunch
Ruth Mayfly 6 years ago
The poor thing looks so tired and muddy. I want to take it home and give it a bath and blow dry it into a perfect fluffy ball (I do know it wouldn't appreciate any of that, don't worry)
#11
A Most Majestic Tree
Draco Malfoy 6 years ago (edited)
And here we have a majestic eagle...... wow look at this fine tree.
#12
I Give You Pizza Squirrel.
#13
When Poles Fly
#14
Took A Photo Of A Drill
#15
Grasshopper
Molly Block 6 years ago
Playtime for kitty. This is a great shot. Look at his face! He's having so much fun!
#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
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.
Lara Smith 6 years ago
What kind of setting are they in? It makes the frogs look as big as cats!
#18
Hmmm
#19
Not Amused
Foxxy (The Original) 6 years ago
Looks like it has eaten a bee and it’s cheeks have swelled up.
#20
The Pinnacle Of My Wildlife Photography Career
#21
I Found A God Of All Pidgeons On A Walk With My Dog
#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
Didn’t Know How Funny This Was Until I Sent It To My Daughter...
#26
This Freaky Flying Ghost Child Is Actually A Blurred Great Blue Heron
#27
A Magnificent Swan
#29
Brontosaurus Are Faaaaast
#30
'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
#31
Blurry And Screaming - A Mood
#32
How Flippin Weird Do Pigeons Look When They Look Down?
#33
Out Of Focus Mantis Looks Like Cracked Out Mantis
#34
:(
#35
Found This Amongst Some Beauties
#36
Raccoon/Fergus Falls, Minnesota
#37
I Present The Mighty, Yet Gentle, Caribbean Manatee.
#38
This Cougar Was So Close I Was Able To Get A Picture Of It!!!
#39
“Who Needs A Fancy Camera?!” I Say To Myself As I Push My iPhone Up Against My Binoculars. It Was Me. I Needed A Better Camera.
#40
Leg
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 6 years ago
Someone must have found this phone and pic and posted it for the original photographer who obviously died of fright the moment he took the picture.
#41
Look At The Colors!!!! Where Is He Going.
#42
Birb
#43
Grab Somebody Sexy Tell Em Hey
#44
Didn’t Realize The Flash Was On...
XxInstantKarmaxX 6 years ago
STEP ONE OF MAKING DESPERATELY NEEDED HOLY WATER BOIL THE HELL OUT OF IT
#45
I Have No Words
#46
As You Can See I Did A Great Job Getting The Road Line In Focus, Which Was Challenging With That Coyote In The Way
#47
I Present To You, The Wondrous King Penguin
#48
So, I Was Taking A Picture Of These Trees? And All Of A Sudden There Was This Coyote! Photo Bomb!
#49
Attack Of The Killer Butterflies (I Saved The Boy, But Now I'm... Hideous)!
#50
Can Anyone Id This Bird Thx
#51
The Key To Being A Crap Wildlife Photographer Is Having No Timing At All Or Any Sense Of Movement Of Your Subject. I Successfully Turned This Great Photo Opportunity Of A Red Fox Straight Into Crap.
#52
So Excited To See My First Sea Otter!
Lara Smith 6 years ago
I've seen so many family vacation photos that look like this. 80% background and tiny subjects.
#53
Rare Shot Of A Toucan Stomping An Octopus
#54
You’ve Been Blessed By The Magic Glowing Koi, 7 Years Of Good Luck Coming Your Way
#55
Had To Put My Phone Under The Table And Hope That The Quokka Was Looking At The Camera. It Wasn't.
#56
Mangy Grackle Sunning Himself On My Steering Wheel.
#57
Tried To Take A Handsome Portrait. He Scream.
#58
He Was Cold So I Hold
#59
This 5 Inch Piece Of Badness Charged My Wife And Attacked The Truck Tire When She Tried To Move Him Off The Road. You’re Welcome Little Guy
#60
Pictures Taken Moments Before Disaster
#62
Screaming Goose, We Call Him Hissy Richard
#63
At Least The Background Is Pretty I Guess
#64
Tried To Take A Picture Of A Nice Little Toad. He Had Other Ideas.
#65
"Nubs" Our Little Tailless Squirrel Buddy
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 6 years ago
There is an awesome tailless squirrel online. Sabrina_the_squirrel. I check them out everyday since gizmo is gone😭
#66
Birb
#67
I Want To Be Clear That Yes, It's A Rat But It Remains Outside. It Just Keeps Coming To My Windowsill At Night. I Need To Clean The Window To Get A Better Pic, The Second One Is When He Turned To Look Because I Tapped The Window
#68
My Dad Wanted To See What Kind Of Cat Was Gobbling Up The Cat Food He Sat Out Every Night.
#70
Rip My Neighbours Whose House Got Attacked By A Giant Wasp Of The Blurry Variation Today
#71
Shaky Hands + Night Mode = Ghost Deer
#72
Crappy Composition
#73
A Mink, [friggin] Awkward One Too
![A Mink, [friggin] Awkward One Too](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2-5e9030b9ebdeb__700.jpg "A Mink, [friggin] Awkward One Too")
#74
I've Been Waiting Years For My Photography Talent To Be Appreciated! Please Accept This Offering Of My Local Wildlife While Imaging The Noise I Made As It Flew Directly At My Face
#75
Bug On Security Camera Lens - Can Someone Id?
#76
So My Daily Staring Competition Starts!! The Little Wanker!!!
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What do you think ?
Lemon 6 years ago
All these pictures are hilarious, and somehow (despite their derpy-ness) all the animals are far more photogenic than I could ever hope to be.
Hermione Granger 6 years ago (edited)
These are hilarious! Looks like my attempts at photography
Lemon 6 years ago
All these pictures are hilarious, and somehow (despite their derpy-ness) all the animals are far more photogenic than I could ever hope to be.
Hermione Granger 6 years ago (edited)
These are hilarious! Looks like my attempts at photography
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