How many times have you scrolled through breathtaking pics of wildlife and told yourself “challenge accepted”? Well, it turns out it’s not so easy to take that pitch-perfect shot.

Animals⁠, they move. A camera⁠, it wobbles. A hand⁠, it shakes. And weather⁠, it’s always a mystery. This is the combination you need to get a spectacularly terrible wildlife pic. In fact, some of the entries are so bad they've made their way into the Crap Wildlife Photography group on Facebook. Here are some of the best failed shots that may make you think twice about pressing that capture button any time soon.

Facebook Group Collects Crap Wildlife Photography Along With Hilarious Captions And Here Are 78 Of The Worst Ones

#1 I Took This Picture Of A Carpenter Bee Last Summer

#2 Realizing I’d Made A Mistake

#3 A Most Majestic Tree

#4 'you Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round.' Low Light + The Wrong Camera Setting = Guess The Animal. Nb No Animals Were Hurt In The Taking Of This Shot..it Landed Safely On My Patio

#5 Tried To Get A Spread Wings Shot...

#6 Found This Amongst Some Beauties

#7 When Poles Fly

#8 Owl

#9 Gotta Be Quicker Than That!

#10 A Magnificent Swan

#11 I Present The Mighty, Yet Gentle, Caribbean Manatee.

#12 How Flippin Weird Do Pigeons Look When They Look Down?

#13 Hmmm

#14 Look At The Colors!!!! Where Is He Going.

#15 Behold, The Majestic Bald Eagle

#16 Took A Photo Of A Drill

#17 Raccoon/Fergus Falls, Minnesota

#18 Not Amused

#19 Wow, I Caught A Picture Of This Champagne Cork Flying Out. Jk. It's An Egret.

#20 The Pinnacle Of My Wildlife Photography Career

#21 Doe In Background Was Taking A Crap, Just To Top It Off

#22 Didn’t Know I Was Playing The Sims

#23 Courtesy Of My Dad And His Ancient Phone... Little Owl Eating Lunch

#24 I Present To You, The Wondrous King Penguin

#25 I Was In The Middle Of A Zoom When I Noticed This Bastard

#26 This Handfeeding The Birds Was Going Great Until He Looked Right At Me And I Realized His Face Was Actually Kinda Scary And He Looked Pretty Pissed Off!

#27 So, I Was Taking A Picture Of These Trees? And All Of A Sudden There Was This Coyote! Photo Bomb!

#28 Grab Somebody Sexy Tell Em Hey

#29 Attack Of The Killer Butterflies (I Saved The Boy, But Now I'm... Hideous)!

#30 Wood Duck

#31 Didn’t Know How Funny This Was Until I Sent It To My Daughter...

#32 This Cougar Was So Close I Was Able To Get A Picture Of It!!!

#33 Grasshopper

#34 :(

#35 So Excited To See My First Sea Otter!

#36 Blurry And Screaming - A Mood

#37 I Found A God Of All Pidgeons On A Walk With My Dog

#38 You’ve Been Blessed By The Magic Glowing Koi, 7 Years Of Good Luck Coming Your Way

#39 Out Of Focus Mantis Looks Like Cracked Out Mantis

#40 Had To Put My Phone Under The Table And Hope That The Quokka Was Looking At The Camera. It Wasn't.

#41 When You Have An Encounter With A Rare Predator But Get Photobombed By A Magpie

#42 Didn’t Realize The Flash Was On...

#43 I Got Distracted By The Frog In The Back And Lost Focus But To Be Entirely Honest I Think National Geographic Should Use This Picture As Their Cover.

#44 This Freaky Flying Ghost Child Is Actually A Blurred Great Blue Heron

#45 “Who Needs A Fancy Camera?!” I Say To Myself As I Push My iPhone Up Against My Binoculars. It Was Me. I Needed A Better Camera.

#46 I'm Not Sure Why I Ever Thought It Was A Good Idea To Take A Picture Of The Sheep In The Dark, But It Ended Up Being The Stuff That Nightmares Are Made Of.

#47 I Give You Pizza Squirrel.

#48 The Key To Being A Crap Wildlife Photographer Is Having No Timing At All Or Any Sense Of Movement Of Your Subject. I Successfully Turned This Great Photo Opportunity Of A Red Fox Straight Into Crap.

#49 Rip My Neighbours Whose House Got Attacked By A Giant Wasp Of The Blurry Variation Today

#50 Shaky Hands + Night Mode = Ghost Deer

#51 I've Been Waiting Years For My Photography Talent To Be Appreciated! Please Accept This Offering Of My Local Wildlife While Imaging The Noise I Made As It Flew Directly At My Face

#52 I Went Out To The Balcony To Photograph The Birds, But Instead Photographed A Fish...

#53 Brontosaurus Are Faaaaast

#54 Can Anyone Id This Bird Thx

#55 I Want To Be Clear That Yes, It's A Rat But It Remains Outside. It Just Keeps Coming To My Windowsill At Night. I Need To Clean The Window To Get A Better Pic, The Second One Is When He Turned To Look Because I Tapped The Window

#56 "Nubs" Our Little Tailless Squirrel Buddy

#57 This 5 Inch Piece Of Badness Charged My Wife And Attacked The Truck Tire When She Tried To Move Him Off The Road. You’re Welcome Little Guy

#58 So My Daily Staring Competition Starts!! The Little Wanker!!!

#59 Crappy Composition

#60 Leg

#61 Tried To Take A Picture Of A Nice Little Toad. He Had Other Ideas.

#62 At Least The Background Is Pretty I Guess

#63 Screaming Goose, We Call Him Hissy Richard

#64 Close Birb

#65 Mangy Grackle Sunning Himself On My Steering Wheel.

#66 Tried To Take A Handsome Portrait. He Scream.

#67 Birb

#68 Pictures Taken Moments Before Disaster

#69 Timed My Shot Perfectly. *sigh*

#70 Bug On Security Camera Lens - Can Someone Id?

#71 My Dad Wanted To See What Kind Of Cat Was Gobbling Up The Cat Food He Sat Out Every Night.

#72 I Have No Words

#73 As You Can See I Did A Great Job Getting The Road Line In Focus, Which Was Challenging With That Coyote In The Way

#74 A Mink, [friggin] Awkward One Too

#75 Birb

#76 Rare Shot Of A Toucan Stomping An Octopus

#77 He Was Cold So I Hold

#78 Plz Respond

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#69 Timed My Shot Perfectly. sigh