{"id":43761,"date":"2013-08-03T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=43761"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:32:43","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:32:43","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-03-aug-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-03-aug-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 03 Aug 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the last week our members have again entered some outstanding top-ranking wildlife images for the \u201cBest Photo of the Week\u201d competition.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select the three images you like best of all and VOTE for them at the bottom of this page. Voting will remain open for 6 days after which the results will be published.<\/p>\n<p>After registering your 3 votes you\u2019ll be able to see which images our other readers have chosen. You may wish to return to this page during the week to see how the voting is proceeding. You may also leave comments at the bottom of this page if you wish.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-365-43761\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3440\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/red-fox_24_06_2013_73a0003-4132fbf5ce9d89ae6a3810d1ee6937f8570e29f3.jpg\" title=\"Mother and Daughter by Walter Nussbaumer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mother and Daughter by Walter Nussbaumer\" alt=\"Mother and Daughter\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_red-fox_24_06_2013_73a0003-4132fbf5ce9d89ae6a3810d1ee6937f8570e29f3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Mother and Daughter<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3433\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/bp3q3897c-f02af0e496c6aaa3710cc9350b6e3a7007a28e09.jpg\" title=\"Anna&#039;s Hummingbird by Tim Kuhn\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Anna&#039;s Hummingbird by Tim Kuhn\" alt=\"Anna&#039;s Hummingbird\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_bp3q3897c-f02af0e496c6aaa3710cc9350b6e3a7007a28e09.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Anna&#039;s Hummingbird<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3431\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/_dsc2805-9f2b41c93861fa5343920b609f6a4586c988cb11.jpg\" title=\"Short-toed Snake Eagle&#039;s flight by Clement Francis\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Short-toed Snake Eagle&#039;s flight by Clement Francis\" alt=\"Short-toed Snake Eagle&#039;s flight\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__dsc2805-9f2b41c93861fa5343920b609f6a4586c988cb11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Short-toed Snake Eagle&#039;s flight<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3428\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/montagu-harrier-b170a90d251b1d2bd41aadb2f2d8976db52133cb.jpg\" title=\"Voyager by Srikanth K. Iyengar\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Voyager by Srikanth K. Iyengar\" alt=\"Voyager\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_montagu-harrier-b170a90d251b1d2bd41aadb2f2d8976db52133cb.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Voyager<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3427\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/badger-cub-8274a-01-1bd8c92972eba6be241a3eabf7a694f06d7c2952.jpg\" title=\"Sleepy Badger cub by Kevin Keatley\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sleepy Badger cub by Kevin Keatley\" alt=\"Sleepy Badger cub\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_badger-cub-8274a-01-1bd8c92972eba6be241a3eabf7a694f06d7c2952.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sleepy Badger cub<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3426\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/_dsc8281-d75200607efe0769093b119a37ed3bb1e9513901.jpg\" title=\"Coming in for Landing Great Shearwater by Nina Stavlund\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coming in for Landing Great Shearwater by Nina Stavlund\" alt=\"Coming in for Landing Great Shearwater\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__dsc8281-d75200607efe0769093b119a37ed3bb1e9513901.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Coming in for Landing Great Shearwater<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3424\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/breaking-wave_j-kemper-20f56bf547f01986210ff27c0c14f9ba0504bccb.jpg\" title=\"Breaking wave by Jessica Kemper\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Breaking wave by Jessica Kemper\" alt=\"Breaking wave\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_breaking-wave_j-kemper-20f56bf547f01986210ff27c0c14f9ba0504bccb.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Breaking wave<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3423\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/crnastorklja5-c8879d4228444021f51210d780fca95f46d5d6a3.jpg\" title=\"Black Stork by Jure Novak\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Stork by Jure Novak\" alt=\"Black Stork\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_crnastorklja5-c8879d4228444021f51210d780fca95f46d5d6a3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Stork<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3421\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/eu6q6767-095fb086249469a19090e1141267e7e576e4f641.jpg\" title=\"Barn Owl Ballet by Conrad Tan\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barn Owl Ballet by Conrad Tan\" alt=\"Barn Owl Ballet\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_eu6q6767-095fb086249469a19090e1141267e7e576e4f641.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Barn Owl Ballet<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3408\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/img_9795-edit-webcopy-1000-3b09b97485506698b67f2a9eced71fb9aae458cd.jpg\" title=\"Nucifraga caryocatactes macrorhynchos by Robert Back\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nucifraga caryocatactes macrorhynchos by Robert Back\" alt=\"Nucifraga caryocatactes macrorhynchos\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_9795-edit-webcopy-1000-3b09b97485506698b67f2a9eced71fb9aae458cd.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Nucifraga caryocatactes macrorhynchos<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3407\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/hooded-warbler-perrigo-2013-07-28-97b3a3187350acd55e659984a5d1799b161af417.jpg\" title=\"Hooded Warbler and nettles by Glenn Perrigo\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hooded Warbler and nettles by Glenn Perrigo\" alt=\"Hooded Warbler and nettles\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_hooded-warbler-perrigo-2013-07-28-97b3a3187350acd55e659984a5d1799b161af417.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Hooded Warbler and nettles<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3399\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/dsc_0601_edited-2-33dfe4503a6c745d232cf725d1dc6983b46f8d40.jpg\" title=\"Baby Beluga Swimming with its Mother by Jaliya Rasaputra\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Baby Beluga Swimming with its Mother by Jaliya Rasaputra\" alt=\"Baby Beluga Swimming with its Mother\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0601_edited-2-33dfe4503a6c745d232cf725d1dc6983b46f8d40.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Baby Beluga Swimming with its Mother<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3363\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/dahlonega-cabin-breakfast-guest-bcc762e852671908249069da5f09ab9009b6f608.jpg\" title=\"Breakfast Guest by Mitzi Szereto\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Breakfast Guest by Mitzi Szereto\" alt=\"Breakfast Guest\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dahlonega-cabin-breakfast-guest-bcc762e852671908249069da5f09ab9009b6f608.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Breakfast Guest<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3360\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/_w6r6612a-d7ea410119f588ed58ab05c36436d22832b1d58e.jpg\" title=\"Liquid Lunch by Jamie MacArthur\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Liquid Lunch by Jamie MacArthur\" alt=\"Liquid Lunch\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__w6r6612a-d7ea410119f588ed58ab05c36436d22832b1d58e.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Liquid Lunch<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3359\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/reelfoot-lake-tn-633cca-640x471-f56eddab3d1aa6ee64ecb288c8ad498b7fca21fe.jpg\" title=\"A Great Morning by Susi Stroud\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A Great Morning by Susi Stroud\" alt=\"A Great Morning\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_reelfoot-lake-tn-633cca-640x471-f56eddab3d1aa6ee64ecb288c8ad498b7fca21fe.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>A Great Morning<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3357\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/bcbeater_2406-d253c5573912b2843bd9a4252413e42aae2c0c0a.jpg\" title=\"Blue-cheeked Bee Eater with breakfast and lunch by Mike Pope\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Blue-cheeked Bee Eater with breakfast and lunch by Mike Pope\" alt=\"Blue-cheeked Bee Eater with breakfast and lunch\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_bcbeater_2406-d253c5573912b2843bd9a4252413e42aae2c0c0a.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Blue-cheeked Bee Eater with breakfast and lunch<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3356\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/sfa-0553-26177ff6b967248c286b14d15820075af35caf48.jpg\" title=\"Mother by Syed F. Abbas\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mother by Syed F. Abbas\" alt=\"Mother\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_sfa-0553-26177ff6b967248c286b14d15820075af35caf48.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Mother<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3355\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/23062012-img_5153-be3e6eaf1634eacd546df16157cffe644e9f0ae4.jpg\" title=\"Hazel Dormouse by Thomas Nierle\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hazel Dormouse by Thomas Nierle\" alt=\"Hazel Dormouse\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_23062012-img_5153-be3e6eaf1634eacd546df16157cffe644e9f0ae4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Hazel Dormouse<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3354\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/ruby-throat-insect-wing-pbase-3-5-tiff_edited-2-c7fd67933008bdc739f425797eaf4d5dcfa86a6e.jpg\" title=\"Ruby-throated Hummingbird Devouring an Insect on the Fly by Lew Scharpf\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ruby-throated Hummingbird Devouring an Insect on the Fly by Lew Scharpf\" alt=\"Ruby-throated Hummingbird Devouring an Insect on the Fly\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_ruby-throat-insect-wing-pbase-3-5-tiff_edited-2-c7fd67933008bdc739f425797eaf4d5dcfa86a6e.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ruby-throated Hummingbird Devouring an Insect on the Fly<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3353\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/img_8340d-10bdbba68d90953aeadfcdfab45dd4607d5779b5.jpg\" title=\"Red Headed Weaver at Sabie Sands South Africa by Bob Shepardson\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Red Headed Weaver at Sabie Sands South Africa by Bob Shepardson\" alt=\"Red Headed Weaver at Sabie Sands South Africa\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_8340d-10bdbba68d90953aeadfcdfab45dd4607d5779b5.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Red Headed Weaver at Sabie Sands South Africa<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3351\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/kleine-zilverreiger-by-eric-inghelbrecht-2db0a388772b417aac2fd6197c48125859ff4151.jpg\" title=\"Kleine Zilverreiger by Eric Inghelbrecht\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kleine Zilverreiger by Eric Inghelbrecht\" alt=\"Kleine Zilverreiger\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_kleine-zilverreiger-by-eric-inghelbrecht-2db0a388772b417aac2fd6197c48125859ff4151.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Kleine Zilverreiger<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3257\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/birds-on-my-deck-137ca-27047c291219d9bacddd20985613fd605d06a6f3.jpg\" title=\"Ready to perch by Susi Stroud\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ready to perch by Susi Stroud\" alt=\"Ready to perch\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_birds-on-my-deck-137ca-27047c291219d9bacddd20985613fd605d06a6f3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ready to perch<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3249\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/img_1386-96e3cc397dc3ca52b1b43da6347ad7f8b9c19c0c.jpg\" title=\"Landing by Robert Strickland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Landing by Robert Strickland\" alt=\"Landing\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1386-96e3cc397dc3ca52b1b43da6347ad7f8b9c19c0c.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Landing<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3244\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/img_4567-002-e65b5be3919266447c11d16f23ddbfe8d73c74c8.jpg\" title=\"Dunlin (Calidris alpina) by  Kai Helge Andersen\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Dunlin (Calidris alpina) by  Kai Helge Andersen\" alt=\"Dunlin (Calidris alpina)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_4567-002-e65b5be3919266447c11d16f23ddbfe8d73c74c8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Dunlin (Calidris alpina)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3195\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/537-4968540daa6dce04e46f54fb85f7f9baa6fa4b40.jpg\" title=\"Bashful Bunting (Painted Bunting) by Howard Cheek\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bashful Bunting (Painted Bunting) by Howard Cheek\" alt=\"Bashful Bunting (Painted Bunting)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-03-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_537-4968540daa6dce04e46f54fb85f7f9baa6fa4b40.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Bashful Bunting (Painted Bunting)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-56\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Which 3 photos from last week did you like best of all?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-56-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Blue-cheeked Bee Eater with breakfast and lunch by Mike Pope <small>(16%, 55 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 16%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Liquid Lunch by Jamie MacArthur <small>(16%, 55 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 16%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Barn Owl Ballet by Conrad Tan <small>(7%, 24 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 7%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Breaking wave by Jessica Kemper <small>(7%, 23 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 7%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Mother and Daughter by Walter Nussbaumer <small>(5%, 18 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 5%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Voyager by Srikanth K. Iyengar <small>(5%, 17 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 5%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Anna's Hummingbird by Tim Kuhn <small>(5%, 17 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 5%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Dunlin (Calidris alpina) by Kai Helge Andersen <small>(4%, 15 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 4%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Just Hanging! by Joelle Budden <small>(3%, 10 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 3%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Coming in for Landing Great Shearwater by Nina Stavlund <small>(3%, 10 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 3%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Sleepy Badger cub by Kevin Keatley <small>(3%, 9 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 3%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Black Stork by Jure Novak <small>(3%, 9 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 3%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Hazel Dormouse by Thomas Nierle <small>(3%, 9 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 3%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Ruby-throated Hummingbird Devouring an Insect on the Fly by Lew Scharpf <small>(3%, 9 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 3%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Mother by Syed F. Abbas <small>(2%, 8 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 2%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Hooded Warbler and nettles by Glenn Perrigo <small>(2%, 8 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 2%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Ready to perch by Susi Stroud <small>(2%, 7 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 2%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>A Great Morning by Susi Stroud <small>(1%, 5 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 1%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Landing by Robert Strickland <small>(1%, 5 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 1%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>The Strike by Dave Waddell <small>(1%, 5 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 1%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Short-toed Snake Eagle's flight by Clement Francis <small>(1%, 4 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 1%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Red Headed Weaver at Sabie Sands South Africa by Bob Shepardson <small>(1%, 3 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 1%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Kleine Zilverreiger by Eric Inghelbrecht <small>(1%, 2 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 1%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Baby Beluga Swimming with its Mother by Jaliya Rasaputra <small>(1%, 2 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 1%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Harlequin Duck at Myvatn, Iceland by Konrad Zeltner <small>(1%, 2 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 1%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Nucifraga caryocatactes macrorhynchos by Robert Back <small>(1%, 2 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 1%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Bashful Bunting (Painted Bunting) by Howard Cheek <small>(1%, 2 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 1%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Breakfast Guest by Mitzi Szereto <small>(1%, 2 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 1%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Brauner Waldvogel von Claus Fisser <small>(0%, 1 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 0%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Lookout Post, Male Stonechat by June Gathercole <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 0%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>120<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_56_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"3cbd3f8f03\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-56-loading\" class=\"wp-polls wp-polls-loading\"><span class=\"wp-polls-spinner\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve voted, submit your photo for:<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/photo-competition\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">The Next Photo Competition<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Don\u2019t delay! Do it today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Conditions of Entry<\/h5>\n<p>1) The photo must have been taken by you, and you own the copyright.<br \/>\n2) The photo description must include a caption and your name.<br \/>\n2) Entries will be limited to one original photo per person.<br \/>\n4) Photos of pets, captive or domesticated animals are not allowed.<br \/>\n5) Photos not in accordance with conditions of entry may be excluded.<br \/>\n6) Winning photos will also be featured on our blog\u2019s rotating banner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the last week our members have again entered some outstanding top-ranking wildlife images for the \u201cBest Photo of the Week\u201d competition. Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select the three images you like best of all and VOTE for them at the bottom of this page. 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