Turn everyday encounters with birds, bees & bugs into INSTA-WORTHY IMAGES you’ll want to show off

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Jonathon Isola, Chandler, Arizona, USA

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Seven, Animal Kingdom, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge

AP’s Deputy Editor finds his perfect lens for birding, enjoys a quirky compact camera, and sings the praises of a bargain 35mm film SLR

Andy Westlake assesses a unique telephoto lens for extreme close-up photography