Parrot Forums opens Best Friends photo contest for June 2026

Parrot Forums opened its June Photo of the Month contest with a theme built around the bonds bird owners know best: Best Friends. The thread tied the prompt to Best Friends Day on June 8 and invited members to post photos of bonded pairs, flock-mates or a bird with a especially close human.

The contest will run until the morning of June 28 in Eastern USA time, then move into a three-day polling period. The winner will be announced on July 1. The prize package is simple and appealing to the forum’s regulars: a free one-year Supporting Membership, a Parrot of the Month banner on the winner’s profile and homepage placement for the following month.

The winning image will also move automatically into next year’s Photo of the Year contest, keeping one good month in play well beyond June. That fits the way Parrot Forums has organized its monthly photo board for years. The site launched in January 2005 as a dedicated community for parrot owners and bird enthusiasts, and the current contest board shows a steady 2025-2026 cycle that already fed into a 5th Annual Photo of the Year poll in January 2026.

What makes this theme work is that it is not asking for a polished studio shot or a technical showcase. The rules leave room for photos, videos and even photoshopped images, as long as each member submits one official entry. That keeps the contest open to the kind of everyday moments parrot people actually share: two birds perched side by side, a flock settling in together or a companion bird leaning into a trusted person.

For a hobby that often mixes pride, concern and daily routine, that kind of prompt has real value. It gives members a low-pressure way to show the social side of their birds while still competing for a meaningful forum prize. With Best Friends Day as the hook and the July 1 announcement already on the calendar, the contest turns companionship into the month’s main event.