by Eco Kids Planet October 02, 2024

We were absolutely amazed by the incredible photos sent in for our July/August ‘Animal Workers’ photo competition! From bees buzzing busily among flowers to birds hard at work collecting food and building nests, your entries captured the spirit of nature's tireless creatures beautifully. A huge thank you to everyone who took part and shared your fantastic snapshots of hardworking animals in action!

Congrats to our four winners! 

Rose, age 7, Cranstock

Silvia, age 11, Broxbourne

A wild bee collecting nectar from a flower in my garden. You can see its tongue while is drinking the nectar!

Mischa, age 11, St Clears

Puffin  on Skomer Island. The puffin is working hard collecting materials.

Amelia, age 8, Livingston

Wrens waiting for busy parents to bring on yummy snack! 

Birds control pests. A recent study has shown that birds eat 400-500 million tons of insects a year! They are really hard worker. 

Honeybees work hard to produce yummy honey! 

They also produce royal jelly, pollen, beeswax, propolis and honey bee venom. We simply would not be able to survive without them. Bees pollinate our wild trees and flowers which then support other insects, which then support birds, bats and mammals.

 

Runners-Up

Frankie, age 8, London

Ladybird

Ladybirds work hard, helping gardeners by eating aphids and other plant-eating bugs. They protect the plants and help them grow.

James, age 14, Suffolk

Blue dragonfly

This is a blue dragonfly, who are incredibly hard workers in their near-freshwater habitat. Dragonflies often catch up to 95% of all prey they go after (compared to lion's at 27-34%!) making them incredibly successful hunters. They prey on insects such as flies, midges and mosquitoes.
 

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