Amateur photographers share the wildlife snaps that didn’t quite go to plan

Talk about perfect timing! Amateur wildlife photographers share snaps that didn’t quite go to plan – from a swearing squirrel to a VERY angry emu

  • Wannabe wildlife photographers shared their worst snaps on a Facebook group 
  • Includes frog which sat in the way of the lens as snapper tried to capture blue jay
  • Another image shows a very angry emu trying to poke its head into a vehicle

When it comes to snapping the perfect wildlife picture, good timing can often make all the difference. 

But these wannabe photographs prove it’s hardly easy as they share the snaps that didn’t quite go to plan.

People from around the world revealed their failed attempts at wildlife photography on social media – and a selection have found their way onto the Facebook group C**p Wildlife Photography.

The best of the bunch were collated by Bored Panda, including a very vicious-looking emu trying to poke its head into a vehicle in Oregon.

Another enthusiast wanted to capture a sighting of a beautiful blue jay, but instead took a snap of a photobombing frog. 

People from around the world revealed their failed attempts at wildlife photography on social media – and a selection have found their way onto the Facebook group C**p Wildlife Photography. Pictured: A squirrel puts it finger up to the photographer at an unknown location

A very vicious-looking emu tries to poke its head into a vehicle in Oregon. 'Barely got my window rolled up before this demon seed tried to attack me,' the social media user said

A very vicious-looking emu tries to poke its head into a vehicle in Oregon. ‘Barely got my window rolled up before this demon seed tried to attack me,’ the social media user said

A turtle is captured squirting water out of its nose in this remarkable image. It is unclear where the photograph was taken

A turtle is captured squirting water out of its nose in this remarkable image. It is unclear where the photograph was taken

Bug off! A very tiny insect ruins a photograph of a flower after photobombing the snap, which was taken at an undisclosed location

Bug off! A very tiny insect ruins a photograph of a flower after photobombing the snap, which was taken at an undisclosed location

A poorly timed photograph of a praying mantis on an American social media user's windshield before they left their home for work resulted in this amusing optical illusion

A poorly timed photograph of a praying mantis on an American social media user’s windshield before they left their home for work resulted in this amusing optical illusion

In America, a great blue heron was captured leaving its mark in the air in this poorly - or brilliantly - timed photograph, shared on the Facebook group

In America, a great blue heron was captured leaving its mark in the air in this poorly – or brilliantly – timed photograph, shared on the Facebook group

Toad-ally chilled! Another wildlife enthusiast wanted to capture a sighting of a beautiful blue jay, thought to be in America, but instead took a snap of a large photobombing frog

Toad-ally chilled! Another wildlife enthusiast wanted to capture a sighting of a beautiful blue jay, thought to be in America, but instead took a snap of a large photobombing frog

Working those angles: A sea bird is captured upside down in this wildlife photograph taken at an unknown location

Working those angles: A sea bird is captured upside down in this wildlife photograph taken at an unknown location 

This image of a manatee, which inhabit the shallow coastal areas and rivers of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa, shows the animal coming up for air - or rather, just about to

This image of a manatee, which inhabit the shallow coastal areas and rivers of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa, shows the animal coming up for air – or rather, just about to

A scary-looking insect is spotted in a vehicle's mirror and captured by an amateur photographer, at an undisclosed location

A scary-looking insect is spotted in a vehicle’s mirror and captured by an amateur photographer, at an undisclosed location

Magical! A squirrel is dubbed 'a wizard' after finding and picking up a piece of grey rubbish from an unknown area which looks like a bushy beard in this optical illusion

Magical! A squirrel is dubbed ‘a wizard’ after finding and picking up a piece of grey rubbish from an unknown area which looks like a bushy beard in this optical illusion

An unimpressed reptile pops its head out from a teapot spout at just the right moment to be captured by a photographer. It isn't clear where this image was taken

An unimpressed reptile pops its head out from a teapot spout at just the right moment to be captured by a photographer. It isn’t clear where this image was taken