{"id":586062,"date":"2021-06-22T18:46:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T22:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/?p=586062"},"modified":"2022-01-18T10:41:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:41:02","slug":"eco-activity-137-win-with-earth-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/eco-activities\/eco-activity-137-win-with-earth-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Activity: Win with Earth Rangers!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"297\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/feature-10.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/feature-10.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/feature-10-300x149.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/feature-10-324x160.jpeg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Attention Earth Rangers: there\u2019s less than a month left to enter the Backyard Biologist Photo Contest! We\u2019re giving away a Canon Powershot camera to THREE of our finest photographers, and all you have to do is send us your best nature pic \u2013 so for today\u2019s eco-activity, we\u2019re giving you some tips and tricks to help you beat out the competition! Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We\u2019re picking a winner in each of these three categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"257\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/animals-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/animals-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/animals-1-300x129.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides your best nature pic, you\u2019ll also need to submit a description of your photo subject plus an explanation about how you identified it (as any true biologist would do, of course!). This will be part of the judging process, so we want to help you put your best foot forward!<strong>\u00a0Here\u2019s some tips to get those brain juices flowing!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you don\u2019t have a guidebook handy, use these links to ID the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=48034639&amp;msgid=370943&amp;act=4101&amp;c=1309481&amp;destination=https%3A%2F%2Ftidcf.nrcan.gc.ca%2Fen%2Ftrees%2Fidentification%2Fbroadleaf&amp;cf=18315&amp;v=3b17b7bb733d3b45a8d4be2e1aea54387d934ae8ecb1e8bff9c318e2026c3411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trees<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=48034639&amp;msgid=370943&amp;act=4101&amp;c=1309481&amp;destination=https%3A%2F%2Fcwf-fcf.org%2Fen%2Fresources%2Fdownloads%2Fbooklets-handouts%2Fposter_birds_en.pdf&amp;cf=18315&amp;v=c16ff67eeaca945ad59af2fd36ab7d12d44d738327ea46477feeb6402b7e0c09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">birds<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=48034639&amp;msgid=370943&amp;act=4101&amp;c=1309481&amp;destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insectidentification.org%2Finsects-by-state-listing.php&amp;cf=18315&amp;v=8677c7e4e58d082f0460e0e88a60837c38d2ec5e0a34c233305d3352a1d92847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bugs<\/a>, and other flora and fauna you spot on your camera quest<\/li><li><em>Pro tip:&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=48034639&amp;msgid=370943&amp;act=4101&amp;c=1309481&amp;destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.earthrangers.com%2Femail&amp;cf=18315&amp;v=d102c7464cad8ffaba6f682cf4d2c1c9146c6b11c40b1857f1285ff97cd2d8be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Accept the Backyard Biologist Mission in the Earth Rangers App<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;for even more handy tips to help you identify the specimen you\u2019ve snapped a pic of!<\/em><\/li><li>Think like a biologist and try writing your description as an entry in a fieldbook! Pretend you\u2019ve stumbled across an unusual plant on a hike into your field site, or perhaps a rare bird flew into your bino\u2019 field of view while you were scanning the skies \u2013 don\u2019t be afraid to get creative and have fun!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Once you\u2019ve captured your best pic (or pics \u2013 don\u2019t forget, you can submit an entry in each of the three photo categories!), grab your parent\/guardian and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=48034639&amp;msgid=370943&amp;act=4101&amp;c=1309481&amp;destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.earthrangers.com%2Fbackyardbiocontest%2F%3Futm_source%3Deblast%26utm_medium%3Djun12&amp;cf=18315&amp;v=2efac0368e2988b4264cb5eaf1413329010b880ed5452a5d30b65eb78f851dfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complete the contest entry form here<\/a>, or enter via the Mission Submission Form after completing the Backyard Biologist Mission in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=48034639&amp;msgid=370943&amp;act=4101&amp;c=1309481&amp;destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.earthrangers.com%2Femail&amp;cf=18315&amp;v=d102c7464cad8ffaba6f682cf4d2c1c9146c6b11c40b1857f1285ff97cd2d8be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Earth Rangers App<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"116\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/mission-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586065\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/get-the-app\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"65\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/get-started.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/get-started.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/get-started-300x33.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-themepunch-revslider revslider\" data-modal=\"false\" data-slidertitle=\"Daily Activity Get App Footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"daily-get-app-footer\" data-id=\"146\" id=\"SR7_146_1\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.54\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_146_1-206\" data-key=\"206\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_146_1-206-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The Earth Rangers App is where kids go to save animals! 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