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As the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have shown us time and time again, animal photos don’t have to be perfect to put a smile on our face.

But the Facebook group ‘Crap bird photography’ takes this notion to another level. As the people behind the online community explain in its About section, the group is dedicated to those images that aren’t up to scratch.

“You know the story: there’s always something in the way, they just won’t pose right; the camera does something it shouldn’t; wrong exposure, fuzzy photos, can’t get the bird in the frame, etc, etc,” they write. “We preferably want photos of wild birds. Funny photos are acceptable, but keep in mind the main emphasis should be on photos gone wrong.”

So continue scrolling to check out the group’s latest viral posts and fire up our first publication on it for the earlier ones!

More info: Facebook

#1 I Was Told This Belongs Here. My Husband And Nugget

Image credits: Molly Jean

#2 A Camera-Shy Seagull

Image credits: Iwen Chiu

#3 The Rarely Seen Fish Tailed Osprey!

Image credits: Rebecca Fatzinger

#4 Bit Tricky, This Cr*p Birdie Photography… “Swan Lake”

Image credits: Bob Schofield

#5 I Was Really On The Ball That Day

Image credits: Les Mulder

#6 Now, I Know There’s A Labour Shortage Currently, But This Is Scraping The Bottom Of The Barrel Woolworths. This Guy Seems To Be Dawdling Very Near To The Bird Seed Too

Image credits: Lenny Pelling

#7 Back Before I Had Chickens Of My Own And I Didn’t Know How To Pick Them Up

Image credits: Ashley Happ Garrison

#8 One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others

Image credits: Jose Doo

#9 Have Been Trying To Land A Photo Of A Darwinian Finch – This One Was Having None Of It…

Image credits: Peta Payne

#10 Very Fast

Image credits: Rachelle de Poorter

#11 Someone Pulled The Plug

Image credits: Bonny Martin

#12 In Case You’re Hankering To Peer Down A Goose’s Tonsils, Claude Is Here To Help

Image credits: Kath Wilson

#13 I Am Particularly Proud Of This Excellent Shot. This Wonderful Ostrich Kept Trying To Eat My String On My Hoodie. I Have No Idea Why It Has Zombie Eyes In This Photo. It Was Totally Normal In Person

Image credits: Katie Phillips

#14 “I Wear The Pants In This Family, And I Won’t Stand For It,” Clucked Charles. But He was Standing… And He wasn’t Wearing Pants…

Image credits: Elizabeth DC Fowler

#15 This Is What Happens When You Try To Take A Nice Photo At The Beach

Image credits: Jen Whaley

#16 Birds Eating (What’s Left Of!) My Delicious Cake!

Image credits: Jacqui Symonds

#17 Now Bank Left. The Other Left

Image credits: Jamie Cannon

#18 3 Finches Must Weigh A Tonne. The Sign Post Is Leaning Like The Tower Of Pisa

Image credits: Lizzie Helen

#19 This Magpie Is The Mascot. It Has Pie In Its Mouth

Image credits: Kristin Flett

#20 Some Of Us Have Never Held A Chicken Before And It Shows

Image credits: Jenna Clare

#21 Bad Hair Day

Image credits: Jeff Craig

#22 And Now, In Local News; Empty Suet Feeder Sends Backyard Red-Bellied Woodpecker Into Full Blown, Feather Temper Tantrum, Literally “Flipping The Bird” At Homeowner, As She Casually Takes Photo Of The Event. Details On This Story Are A Little Blurry

Image credits: Holly Stoepker

#23 Went To Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Here’s Me Feeding A Rosella . Photos Are Great For Memories

Image credits: Chris Homburg

#24 It’s Usually A Butcher Bird

Image credits: Danny Fog

#25 The Kookaburra Is Such A Graceful, Peaceful And Trusting Bird, As I Slowly Get Closer, And Press

Image credits: Gary Hayes

#26 Nailed It

Image credits: Jackie Mittler

#27 Taken Today

Image credits: Jennifer Wilson-Pines

#28 Odd Looking Bin Chicken Haha

Image credits: Liz Cusack

#29 Birds Have Problems Too

Image credits: Patrycja Oleszek

#30 Holy C. She Stole My Breaky

Image credits: Lynne Ridgway

#31 Words Fail Me

Image credits: Ellany Whelan

#32 Nice Photo But…

Image credits: Steve Caskey

#33 I Thought I Had A Fish

Image credits: Suzanne Coleman

#34 Behold! I Have Taken This From My Feed, Chook Poo Lotto, Guess Who I Thought Of!

Image credits: Angela Ditchmen

#35 A Little Dancing Queen On The Azores, She Was Checking Out If We Had Some Cookie Crumbs…

Image credits: Yvonne Scherrer

#36 Excuse Me. Did You Say Something?

Image credits: Kym James

#37 Last Man Standing

Image credits: Michelle McNaughton

#38 As An Avid Bird Photographer, I Know The Value Of Waiting For The Exact Moment And Angle Where A Bird Is Presented In All Of His Magnificent Glory. And So I Give You “Twisted Egret”

Image credits: Nicole Wilde

#39 I’ve Never Managed To Get A Good Pic Of The Stunning Bright Green Parakeets In London – Until Today

Image credits: Jez Kemp

#40 Spotted In The Wild: Duck, Duck, Goose, Anyone?

Image credits: Kelli Webb

#41 He Was Trying To Drink Water Left After Rain. Don’t Know How Much Water He Would Get In This Position

Image credits: Birding Fotografer

#42 My First Submission

Image credits: Audrey Ellen Bunce Bohl

#43 Just A Chicken Carrying Food On Her Back While Attempting To Swallow Bread And Potato At Once

Image credits: Mia Parker

#44 Thought I Got A Great Photo Of A White Ibis. Thinking, Now, It Might Just Be One Of Lady Gaga‘S Hats