{"id":591568,"date":"2022-05-03T08:36:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T12:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/?p=591568"},"modified":"2022-09-29T09:52:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T13:52:45","slug":"enter-the-backyard-biologist-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/my-missions\/enter-the-backyard-biologist-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Enter the Backyard Biologist Contest!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From red pandas in the Himalayan Mountains, to whale sharks in the Caribbean, our world is full of amazing creatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\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<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/mystery-animal-1c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/mystery-animal-1c.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/mystery-animal-1c-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/mystery-animal-1c-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/mystery-animal-1c-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/justin_henry_whale_shark.jpg\" alt=\"Rhincodon typus, whale shark\" class=\"wp-image-10480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/justin_henry_whale_shark.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/justin_henry_whale_shark-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/justin_henry_whale_shark-631x420.jpg 631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Whale Shark. Photo Credit: Justin Henry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But you don\u2019t need to travel far to see amazing plants and animals\u2014just out your front door! There are tons right in your own neighbourhood, and until June 12, snapping a picture of them could make you a winner! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Backyard-biologist-contest-prize-camera-canon2022-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591573\" width=\"266\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Backyard-biologist-contest-prize-camera-canon2022-small.jpg 331w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Backyard-biologist-contest-prize-camera-canon2022-small-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/backyardbiocontest\">Enter the Backyard Biologist Contest!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHead\noutside and take photos of some of the interesting species that live near you. Then\nshare it with us, along with a description of how you identified it, in the <strong>Backyard Biologist Mission<\/strong> (look for it\nin the App) or at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/backyardbiocontest\">www.earthrangers.com\/backyardbiocontest<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>We&#8217;ll pick one winner from each of the following categories: <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-3-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<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/plant-and-fungus-picture.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591449\" width=\"319\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/plant-and-fungus-picture.jpg 319w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/plant-and-fungus-picture-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><figcaption>Plants and Fungi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\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=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/vertebrates-picture.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591450\" width=\"319\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/vertebrates-picture.jpg 319w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/vertebrates-picture-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><figcaption>Vertebrates<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/invertebrates-picture2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591452\" width=\"319\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/invertebrates-picture2.jpg 319w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/invertebrates-picture2-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><figcaption>Invertebrates<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Contest ends June 12, at 11:59 pm ET. Good luck!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canon-sponsor-plate-1024x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584135\" width=\"768\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canon-sponsor-plate-1024x209.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canon-sponsor-plate-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canon-sponsor-plate-768x156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canon-sponsor-plate-696x142.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canon-sponsor-plate-1392x284.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canon-sponsor-plate-1068x218.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canon-sponsor-plate.jpg 1669w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From red pandas in the Himalayan Mountains, to whale sharks in the Caribbean, our world is full of amazing creatures. But you don\u2019t need to travel far to see amazing plants and animals\u2014just out your front door! 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