{"id":47458,"date":"2013-08-31T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=47458"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:33:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:33:55","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-31-aug-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-31-aug-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 31 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-434-47458\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3825\" 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-31-aug-2013\/bechtel_scott_hummingbird_rufous-f5c4758f29e127555db3a2dc2048ac9c7efe67e2.jpg\" title=\"Male Rufous by Scott F. Bechtel\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Rufous by Scott F. Bechtel\" alt=\"Male Rufous\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_bechtel_scott_hummingbird_rufous-f5c4758f29e127555db3a2dc2048ac9c7efe67e2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Male Rufous<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3824\" 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-31-aug-2013\/clarks-grebe-greeting-ceremony-by-joachim-ruhstein-d3d41d08522bd3d05905e074ee2225daddc0485d.jpg\" title=\"Clark&#039;s Grebe greeting ceremony by Joachim Ruhstein  \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Clark&#039;s Grebe greeting ceremony by Joachim Ruhstein  \" alt=\"Clark&#039;s Grebe greeting ceremony\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_clarks-grebe-greeting-ceremony-by-joachim-ruhstein-d3d41d08522bd3d05905e074ee2225daddc0485d.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Clark&#039;s Grebe greeting ceremony<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3823\" 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-31-aug-2013\/img_8158-edit2-1200-69848026709056e95ebc7fa2bb3be92bd42aad99.jpg\" title=\"Eat me, eat me! by Robert Back\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Eat me, eat me! by Robert Back\" alt=\"Eat me, eat me!\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_8158-edit2-1200-69848026709056e95ebc7fa2bb3be92bd42aad99.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eat me, eat me!<\/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-3822\" 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-31-aug-2013\/bp3q2822c-f376f959080c60e0f92133edb70bcf729446eee7.jpg\" title=\"Pigeon Guillemots Mating by Tim Kuhn \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pigeon Guillemots Mating by Tim Kuhn \" alt=\"Pigeon Guillemots Mating\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_bp3q2822c-f376f959080c60e0f92133edb70bcf729446eee7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pigeon Guillemots Mating<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3820\" 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-31-aug-2013\/dsc_0427-2-f9f40b86bc04645b23f8954923a6241c368a1c7a.jpg\" title=\"Male Pheasant by Simon Millward\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Pheasant by Simon Millward\" alt=\"Male Pheasant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0427-2-f9f40b86bc04645b23f8954923a6241c368a1c7a.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Male Pheasant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3819\" 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-31-aug-2013\/cac68753-47a6882218cf69ce04c23483937e1491bcaee5a7.jpg\" title=\"Relaxing on the beach in Alaska by Chad Caswell\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Relaxing on the beach in Alaska by Chad Caswell\" alt=\"Relaxing on the beach\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_cac68753-47a6882218cf69ce04c23483937e1491bcaee5a7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Relaxing on the beach<\/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-3818\" 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-31-aug-2013\/13082013-img_1236-fa316f3ba8eefae4374335514653a45c6b620adc.jpg\" title=\"Alpine ibex, Valais, Switzerland by Thomas Nierle\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Alpine ibex, Valais, Switzerland by Thomas Nierle\" alt=\"Alpine ibex\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_13082013-img_1236-fa316f3ba8eefae4374335514653a45c6b620adc.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Alpine ibex<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3816\" 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-31-aug-2013\/gecko-red-3000-18d931829bf8f37603226b938401f80993c12282.jpg\" title=\"Gecko Backlit X-Ray by Glenn Perrigo\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gecko Backlit X-Ray by Glenn Perrigo\" alt=\"Gecko Backlit X-Ray\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_gecko-red-3000-18d931829bf8f37603226b938401f80993c12282.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Gecko Backlit X-Ray<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3815\" 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-31-aug-2013\/kingfisher-_w6r2764-5487edae9e05bb2eb93981d42599b34dce42dd63.jpg\" title=\"Kingfisher Fishing by Iain H. Leach\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kingfisher Fishing by Iain H. Leach\" alt=\"Kingfisher Fishing\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_kingfisher-_w6r2764-5487edae9e05bb2eb93981d42599b34dce42dd63.jpg\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Kingfisher Fishing<\/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-3813\" 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-31-aug-2013\/short-eared-owl-by-jamie-macarthur-66088e73c478d21ad40973261c7f5357a5dd17c0.jpg\" title=\"Target Locked - Short-eared Owl - Jamie MacArthur\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Target Locked - Short-eared Owl - Jamie MacArthur\" alt=\"Target Locked - Short-eared Owl\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_short-eared-owl-by-jamie-macarthur-66088e73c478d21ad40973261c7f5357a5dd17c0.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Target Locked - Short-eared Owl<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3812\" 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-31-aug-2013\/condor_andino_vultur_gryphus-846bb433ecae714451f046209f15c7f25ee55226.jpg\" title=\"Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) by Avespampa\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) by Avespampa\" alt=\"Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_condor_andino_vultur_gryphus-846bb433ecae714451f046209f15c7f25ee55226.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3795\" 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-31-aug-2013\/hcheek_puffadder_otherwildlife-35f3b2dfb2b9347c40cd5235f59d41263055fa17.jpg\" title=\"Hissing Adder by Howard Cheek\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hissing Adder by Howard Cheek\" alt=\"Hissing Adder\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_hcheek_puffadder_otherwildlife-35f3b2dfb2b9347c40cd5235f59d41263055fa17.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Hissing Adder<\/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-3793\" 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-31-aug-2013\/acorn-woodpecker-2-87b2413f0fc28fe4db0bf38965ffcbdf140c5c18.jpg\" title=\"Acorn Woodpecker by Lori Huff\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Acorn Woodpecker by Lori Huff\" alt=\"Acorn Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_acorn-woodpecker-2-87b2413f0fc28fe4db0bf38965ffcbdf140c5c18.jpg\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Acorn Woodpecker<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3790\" 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-31-aug-2013\/dsc_6375-af0ae2282b24a5363344e89b274222e6de4a25e6.jpg\" title=\"White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) in Key Biscayne, Florida by Rahmi U. Seyrek \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) in Key Biscayne, Florida by Rahmi U. Seyrek \" alt=\"White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_6375-af0ae2282b24a5363344e89b274222e6de4a25e6.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3787\" 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-31-aug-2013\/_dsc7060-34d9acd0dd26951a32d6158436c7964aa586dde1.jpg\" title=\"Nelson&#039;s Sparrow at Grand Manan, Atlantic Canada by Nina Stavlund\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nelson&#039;s Sparrow at Grand Manan, Atlantic Canada by Nina Stavlund\" alt=\"Nelson&#039;s Sparrow\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__dsc7060-34d9acd0dd26951a32d6158436c7964aa586dde1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Nelson&#039;s Sparrow<\/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-3786\" 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-31-aug-2013\/un-besito-c0dcbe9e16a214104709c05ca1d601bbce9f8b3b.jpg\" title=\"&quot;A Little Kiss&quot; by Omar Loza\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&quot;A Little Kiss&quot; by Omar Loza\" alt=\"A Little Kiss\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-31-aug-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_un-besito-c0dcbe9e16a214104709c05ca1d601bbce9f8b3b.jpg\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>A Little Kiss<\/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-68\" 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-68-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Kingfisher Fishing by Iain H. Leach <small>(13%, 46 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 13%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Male Rufous by Scott F. Bechtel <small>(10%, 37 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Target Locked - Short-eared Owl - Jamie MacArthur <small>(10%, 34 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Relaxing on the beach in Alaska by Chad Caswell <small>(9%, 32 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 9%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Pigeon Guillemots Mating by Tim Kuhn <small>(8%, 29 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 8%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Clark's Grebe greeting ceremony by Joachim Ruhstein <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>Acorn Woodpecker by Lori Huff <small>(5%, 19 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>Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) by Avespampa <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>Alpine ibex, Valais, Switzerland by Thomas Nierle <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>Cicada Shedding its Shell by Joelle Budden <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>Hissing Adder by Howard Cheek <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>Gecko Backlit X-Ray by Glenn Perrigo <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>White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) in Key Biscayne, Florida by Rahmi U. Seyrek <small>(3%, 11 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>A Little Kiss by Omar Loza <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>Eat me, eat me! by Robert Back <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>Lizard in Sicily by Beatrice B\u00e4umle <small>(2%, 6 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>Butterfly on Coneflower by Suzanne O'Rourke <small>(2%, 6 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>Male Pheasant by Simon Millward <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>Bee by Alexia <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>Nelson's Sparrow at Grand Manan, Atlantic Canada by Nina Stavlund <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>Winter Prairie Merlin Falco columbarius richardsoni by Dave Waddell <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<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>146<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_68_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"1f6e34b418\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-68-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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