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Make a Splash
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Assignment Open From
Jun 8 - Aug 22, 2021
Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci described water as “the driving force of all nature.”
Aquatic and land animals rely on it for drinking, swimming, cooling off, and just living life (right, hippopotamus in Uganda).
Send us your best photos of wildlife and water. Snap a duckling’s first dip, a sensational sea lion splash, whales in harmony, or frogs on fronds.
Our editorial team will choose the best submissions based on appeal, composition, originality, and technical quality. A group of chosen pictures will be posted on this page, and one will even be featured.
ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN
For this assignment, we’re offering an incentive. The author of the featured photo chosen by our editorial team will receive a Patagonia Paxat Pack 32L, perfect for transporting your gear to the office, the crag, or the beach. See the official Contest Rules.
We can consider a maximum of six submissions per contributor.
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![Bryan Kao](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/bryan_kao_eastern_smallfooted_myotis_05_18_22.jpeg.jpg)
Eastern small-footed myotis.
Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Julia Gallop](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/IMG_0157.jpg)
Rosy maple moth.
Randolph, New Hampshire, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Julia Gallop](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/IMG_0167.jpg)
Luna moth.
Randolph, New Hampshire, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Hongji Jiang](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/hongji_insect_05202022.jpg)
Insect.
Big Brook Park, New Jersey, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Hongji Jiang](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/hongji_jiang_insect_05202022.jpg)
Tiger beetle.
Big Brook Park, New Jersey, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Mickey Humphrey](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/brown_anole_lizard_lounge.jpeg.jpg)
Brown anole lizard.
Florida, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Mickey Humphrey](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/greenhouse_frog_in_a_sea_of_frond.jpeg.jpg)
Greenhouse frog.
Florida, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Rion O'Neal Latimore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/rion_latimore_robin_on_stone_wall_05_24_20212.jpg)
Robin.
Wilton, Connecticut, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Rion O'Neal Latimore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/rion_latimore_bee_on_bleeding_heart_plant_05_24_2021.jpg)
Bee.
Wilton, Connecticut, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Rion O'Neal Latimore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/rion_latimore_chipmunk_on_stone_wall_06_09_2021.jpg)
Chipmunk.
Wilton, Connecticut, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Michelle Bohdanowycz](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/b34e82b4a84649dba652caf9611c7496.jpeg.jpg)
Lichens.
Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Michelle Bohdanowycz](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/2f3952c34c424072883df564cd5562e2.jpeg.jpg)
Millipede.
BeachLake, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Meredith Zinner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/webmeredithzinner_visitingbee082021.jpg)
Bee.
East Hampton, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Roxanne Bonilla](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/20211019_143641_1.jpg)
Dwarf crocodile.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Irene Bacchi](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/mantababy2003.jpg)
Praying mantis.
Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Irene Bacchi](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/mantagirl1.jpg)
Praying mantis.
Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Irene Bacchi](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jumper.jpg)
Jumping spider.
Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Betty Miserendino](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/9113ef2f08534977b20a761e36d24f81.jpeg.jpg)
Deer.
Medford, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Irene Bacchi](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/donttouchme.jpg)
Katydid.
Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Betty Miserendino](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/2161d61ee1d04c0cb6f541d2ffba89d3.jpeg.jpg)
Slug.
Medford, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Betty Miserendino](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/1d2af7b25a2642ca96a5820731020837.jpeg.jpg)
Praying mantis.
Bayard Arboretum, Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Gail Rogers](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/dsc_8581_2__copy.jpg)
Tree kangaroo.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Mary Greagan](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/greagan_9_2.jpg)
Mushroom.
Lake Placid, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Elaine Shipman](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/f35b107883f14a169abeedf66bffd45c.jpeg.jpg)
Killdeer.
Westtown, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Bill Klipp](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/day_gecko_kona_bill_klipp_june_2010_.jpg)
Day gecko.
Kona, Hawaii, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Bill Klipp](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/bee_cannon_ball_tree_flower_bill_klipp_apr_2021_.jpg)
Bee.
Key West, Florida, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Lynda Zarillo](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/bird_meets_prairie_dog.jpg)
Prairie dog.
West Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jennifer_wheatleywolfgoldfinch_male_892020.jpg)
Goldfinch.
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jennifer_wheatleywolf_nesting_goldfinch42021.jpg)
Goldfinch.
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jennifer_wheatley_wolf_hummingbird_10819.jpg)
Hummingbird.
Burien, Washington, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jennifer_wheatleywolfchipmunk4522.jpg)
Chipmunk.
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Maureen Moore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/eagle_nest_2.jpg)
Bald eagle.
Neversink, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Maureen Moore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/hb_9.jpg)
Hummingbird.
Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Maureen Moore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/little_moose.jpg)
Moose.
Denali National Park, Alaska, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Maureen Moore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/img_8119.jpg)
Black bear.
Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |