# Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 19, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/954627 "2021-11-19T14:37:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/954627/1 "2021-11-19T14:37:55Z")
They were right: this brightened my day. Maybe it’ll also brighten yours. (Though I’m not sure how that actually worked out for the prairie dog.) > **[The winners of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards will brighten your day](https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2021/11/18/1056851585/comedy-wildlife-photography-award-winners-2021)** > > Among this year's winners are a trio of gossipy raccoons, a joyful bird reunion and an all-powerful prairie dog. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/954627/2 "2021-11-19T16:03:48Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > (Though I’m not sure how that actually worked out for the prairie dog.) Tragedy is when I cut my finger; comedy is a when prairie dog holds up his front paws as if in surrender, then a second later is snatched away in the razor-sharp talons of a bald eagle and flown away to his doom.\* \* Apologies to [Mel Brooks](https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/mel_brooks_161275). ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/954627/3 "2021-11-19T16:06:57Z")
These are wonderful. I lol’ed at the graceful eagle. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/954627/4 "2021-11-19T17:20:08Z")
That site’s pretty hostile with it’s cookie bullying, so I looked elsewhere and I found the “home” site (which has easier cookie management) (hmm - maybe I should nip back to the OCD thread?). Anyways, hope you don’t mind if I post a link to the home site here. Linky: [Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards](https://www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/finalists/2021_finalists.php) There were a few that had me giggling, and pretty much all of them made me smile. Thanks for the heads-up. j ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/954627/5 "2021-11-19T20:14:34Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > hat site’s pretty hostile with it’s cookie bullying NPR? Sorry about that, I’ve never had a problem with them – maybe I’ve got enough stuff turned off that they don’t bother me; maybe it’s just that I ditch all the cookies whenever I quit the browser. Thanks for the second link. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/954627/6 "2021-11-19T22:08:42Z")
That last one seems… somewhat ‘inappropriate’. But, Hey, even Monkey needs to get their groove on. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/954627/7 "2021-11-19T23:32:16Z")
Thanks so much for this. It did brighten my day. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/954627/8 "2021-11-20T10:30:11Z")
That raccoon plastered to the window made me laugh.