{"id":53107,"date":"2013-11-23T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-11-23T05:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=53107"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:38:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:38:46","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-23-nov-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-23-nov-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 23 Nov 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 (to ensure fairness you must cast 3 votes). 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.<\/p>\n<p>Please leave comments at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-459-53107\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4404\" 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-23-nov-2013\/bp3q3502c2-231307b61eb631b2e20ef6133503d58d727a84c5.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Snowy Owl Stretching&#039; by Tim Kuhn \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Snowy Owl Stretching&#039; by Tim Kuhn \" alt=\"Snowy Owl Stretching\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_bp3q3502c2-231307b61eb631b2e20ef6133503d58d727a84c5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Snowy Owl Stretching<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4403\" 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-23-nov-2013\/1453527_10200692878353873_298426279_n-1-b6eb72537cf6e652e13fd3edd2bfe8b30e6d81d0.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Three in one&#039; by Ashvin\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Three in one&#039; by Ashvin\" alt=\"Three in one\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_1453527_10200692878353873_298426279_n-1-b6eb72537cf6e652e13fd3edd2bfe8b30e6d81d0.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Three in one<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4402\" 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-23-nov-2013\/img_5491-2ea075d7703005c05bdadfc2d7a65c63f83dadd9.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Pochard&#039; by Swadeepsinh\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Pochard&#039; by Swadeepsinh\" alt=\"Pochard\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_5491-2ea075d7703005c05bdadfc2d7a65c63f83dadd9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pochard<\/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-4400\" 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-23-nov-2013\/image-2354a6beeb04baa14151b53e80fa78263ca4c792.jpg\" title=\"&#039;What Are You Looking At? (Yucatecan Osprey)&#039; by Paamul Jack\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;What Are You Looking At? (Yucatecan Osprey)&#039; by Paamul Jack\" alt=\"What Are You Looking At? (Yucatecan Osprey)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_image-2354a6beeb04baa14151b53e80fa78263ca4c792.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>What Are You Looking At? (Yucatecan Osprey)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4397\" 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-23-nov-2013\/dsc00061-001-0787b54c97d74887c6d73d5e1edb64990387f189.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Little Grebe with more than a mouthful&#039; by Susan P. Nye\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Little Grebe with more than a mouthful&#039; by Susan P. Nye\" alt=\"Little Grebe with more than a mouthful\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc00061-001-0787b54c97d74887c6d73d5e1edb64990387f189.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Little Grebe with more than a mouthful<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4396\" 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-23-nov-2013\/04-28-10-pelican-rampant-0a8bb465867540494040501805fe74ad4eb4e327.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Brown pelican&#039; by John Spohrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Brown pelican&#039; by John Spohrer\" alt=\"Brown pelican\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_04-28-10-pelican-rampant-0a8bb465867540494040501805fe74ad4eb4e327.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Brown pelican<\/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-4395\" 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-23-nov-2013\/_mg_4070-3-1-1dc962682dbdf59fdcc5199d6970e5422bdaf9d4.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Beauty of Butterfly&#039; by Elaine Chong\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Beauty of Butterfly&#039; by Elaine Chong\" alt=\"Beauty of Butterfly\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__mg_4070-3-1-1dc962682dbdf59fdcc5199d6970e5422bdaf9d4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Beauty of Butterfly<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4393\" 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-23-nov-2013\/aaaaa-7cc2d482cde7bf8e21f6e684cc014efbb874982e.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Sparrowhawk&#039; by Piotr Stra\u017cnikiewicz\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Sparrowhawk&#039; by Piotr Stra\u017cnikiewicz\" alt=\"Sparrowhawk\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_aaaaa-7cc2d482cde7bf8e21f6e684cc014efbb874982e.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sparrowhawk<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4392\" 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-23-nov-2013\/viera-wetlands-_nae9999-2-131117-94698ee2ea86f4cbf436513e86157804efd99e91.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Flight of the Roseate Spoonbill&#039; by Nancy Elwood\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Flight of the Roseate Spoonbill&#039; by Nancy Elwood\" alt=\"Flight of the Roseate Spoonbill\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_viera-wetlands-_nae9999-2-131117-94698ee2ea86f4cbf436513e86157804efd99e91.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Flight of the Roseate Spoonbill<\/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-4391\" 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-23-nov-2013\/img_1588-002-b387f1f72468446b0b4b7f0172883c06a145d4c5.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)&#039; by Kai Helge Andersen\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)&#039; by Kai Helge Andersen\" alt=\"Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1588-002-b387f1f72468446b0b4b7f0172883c06a145d4c5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4382\" 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-23-nov-2013\/b21-2f14d874a00fe292256a3866ff677e415402d6b6.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Black Kite&#039; by Nandish Songire\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Black Kite&#039; by Nandish Songire\" alt=\"Black Kite\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_b21-2f14d874a00fe292256a3866ff677e415402d6b6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4381\" 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-23-nov-2013\/roseatespoonbill-9b2a17c02f67016352802579d102dbf8eeba734c.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Dressed in Pink&#039;, Roseate Spoonbill&#039; by Kimberly Bohon\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Dressed in Pink&#039;, Roseate Spoonbill&#039; by Kimberly Bohon\" alt=\"Dressed in Pink, Roseate Spoonbill\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_roseatespoonbill-9b2a17c02f67016352802579d102dbf8eeba734c.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Dressed in Pink, Roseate Spoonbill<\/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-4380\" 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-23-nov-2013\/image-3da1578eee53d0e9afd1c0bbafbf428619b06b44.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Nuevo familia&#039; by Beachbunny\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Nuevo familia&#039; by Beachbunny\" alt=\"Nuevo familia\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_image-3da1578eee53d0e9afd1c0bbafbf428619b06b44.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Nuevo familia<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4379\" 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-23-nov-2013\/reakirts-blue-butterfly-3000-2-0be34de7394071c7a763e15c25936ab8d7db197e.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Reakirt&#039;s Blue butterfly&#039; by Glenn Perrigo\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Reakirt&#039;s Blue butterfly&#039; by Glenn Perrigo\" alt=\"Reakirt&#039;s Blue butterfly\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_reakirts-blue-butterfly-3000-2-0be34de7394071c7a763e15c25936ab8d7db197e.jpg\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Reakirt&#039;s Blue butterfly<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4378\" 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-23-nov-2013\/dsc_0063-c-frog-spider-neoscona-punctigera-c9fdea5ca67ef65d8e89ca46fa18e24ee0730003.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Neoscona punctigera&#039; by Anand Amembal\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Neoscona punctigera&#039; by Anand Amembal\" alt=\"Neoscona punctigera\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0063-c-frog-spider-neoscona-punctigera-c9fdea5ca67ef65d8e89ca46fa18e24ee0730003.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Neoscona punctigera<\/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-4377\" 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-23-nov-2013\/124-24-06-a61eef25dda04330a3c014d06765e75652e7f1c0.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Headwaters&#039; by Howard Cheek\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Headwaters&#039; by Howard Cheek\" alt=\"Headwaters\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_124-24-06-a61eef25dda04330a3c014d06765e75652e7f1c0.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Headwaters<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4376\" 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-23-nov-2013\/wmp8300199-874728d9f1e738d0e4e28ea11a877b5413a22e4e.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Red Whiskered Bulbul&#039; by Sunil Thokal\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Red Whiskered Bulbul&#039; by Sunil Thokal\" alt=\"Red Whiskered Bulbul\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_wmp8300199-874728d9f1e738d0e4e28ea11a877b5413a22e4e.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Red Whiskered Bulbul<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4375\" 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-23-nov-2013\/img_1839-e0b8ba409cc2a56d5cff50c0295777e1022cec54.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Stare by Santosh M.\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Stare by Santosh M.\" alt=\"Stare\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1839-e0b8ba409cc2a56d5cff50c0295777e1022cec54.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Stare<\/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-4369\" 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-23-nov-2013\/img_0000072219-2-61fdf8dca0c58c84dd7ba3617d6dc21143829821.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Curious Squirrel&#039; by Tom Smit\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Curious Squirrel&#039; by Tom Smit\" alt=\"Curious Squirrel\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_0000072219-2-61fdf8dca0c58c84dd7ba3617d6dc21143829821.jpg\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Curious Squirrel<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4367\" 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-23-nov-2013\/img_0427-001-039e1bc4f20875d6bd73aca4d1647e673076ed26.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Sparrow&#039; by Sutej Jangam\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Sparrow&#039; by Sutej Jangam\" alt=\"Sparrow\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_0427-001-039e1bc4f20875d6bd73aca4d1647e673076ed26.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sparrow<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4366\" 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-23-nov-2013\/000aaa-copy-4d68b38a5e8f068e8a489553da4b5ea0f834f355.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Wild Kestrel&#039; by Keith Bannister\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Wild Kestrel&#039; by Keith Bannister\" alt=\"Wild Kestrel\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_000aaa-copy-4d68b38a5e8f068e8a489553da4b5ea0f834f355.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Wild Kestrel<\/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-4365\" 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-23-nov-2013\/whitewingedcrossbill08jan2012foretmontmorencyimg_1502-c8f9493a10f82c03505dd86b29cd2076e931688f.jpg\" title=\"&#039;A  moment of magic !  White-winged Crossbill&#039; by Laval Roy\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;A  moment of magic !  White-winged Crossbill&#039; by Laval Roy\" alt=\"A  moment of magic !  White-winged Crossbill\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_whitewingedcrossbill08jan2012foretmontmorencyimg_1502-c8f9493a10f82c03505dd86b29cd2076e931688f.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>A  moment of magic !  White-winged Crossbill<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4362\" 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-23-nov-2013\/lib-sel-d5200b-1390_070713-884827901e0ebe82702f43cb9e49b094758ebebd.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Dragon ballerine&#039; by Noushka\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Dragon ballerine&#039; by Noushka\" alt=\"Dragon ballerine\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_lib-sel-d5200b-1390_070713-884827901e0ebe82702f43cb9e49b094758ebebd.jpg\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Dragon ballerine<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4361\" 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-23-nov-2013\/orgfrogfish_img_9985wm-8a3790c967d54d420e463c43dc01ba3c114a25a8.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Longlure Frogfish&#039; by Betty Wills\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Longlure Frogfish&#039; by Betty Wills\" alt=\"Longlure Frogfish\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_orgfrogfish_img_9985wm-8a3790c967d54d420e463c43dc01ba3c114a25a8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Longlure Frogfish<\/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-4358\" 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-23-nov-2013\/nitin7_mg_5393-8a77380ef4df7a58fce2621c5433cd791a77931f.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Fishing together&#039; by Nitin Jain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Fishing together&#039; by Nitin Jain\" alt=\"Fishing together\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_nitin7_mg_5393-8a77380ef4df7a58fce2621c5433cd791a77931f.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Fishing together<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4353\" 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-23-nov-2013\/kf11-jpg-b15401d48c9c7a4ddefcafd9e19697632b3ca6bc.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Prized Catch&#039; by Dharana\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Prized Catch&#039; by Dharana\" alt=\"Prized Catch\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_kf11-jpg-b15401d48c9c7a4ddefcafd9e19697632b3ca6bc.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Prized Catch<\/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-102\" 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-102-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>'Flight of the Roseate Spoonbill' by Nancy Elwood <small>(11%, 47 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 11%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>'Fishing together' by Nitin Jain <small>(10%, 44 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>'Headwaters' by Howard Cheek <small>(10%, 42 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>'Dragon ballerine' by Noushka <small>(8%, 36 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>'Snowy Owl Stretching' by Tim Kuhn <small>(7%, 30 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>'Reakirt's Blue butterfly' by Glenn Perrigo <small>(5%, 22 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>'Beauty of Butterfly' by Elaine Chong <small>(5%, 22 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>'A moment of magic ! White-winged Crossbill' by Laval Roy <small>(4%, 18 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>'Little Grebe with more than a mouthful' by Susan P. Nye <small>(4%, 17 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>'We Can Share' by Joelle Budden <small>(4%, 17 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>'Curious Squirrel' by Tom Smit <small>(4%, 16 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>'Three in one' by Ashvin <small>(3%, 15 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>'Neoscona punctigera' by Anand Amembal <small>(3%, 13 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>'Stare' by Santosh M. <small>(3%, 13 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>'Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)' by Kai Helge Andersen <small>(3%, 12 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>'Brown pelican' by John Spohrer <small>(3%, 12 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>'Dressed in Pink', Roseate Spoonbill' by Kimberly Bohon <small>(2%, 10 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>'Red Whiskered Bulbul' by Sunil Thokal <small>(2%, 9 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>'Sparrowhawk' by Piotr Stra\u017cnikiewicz <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>'Sparrow' by Sutej Jangam <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>'What Are You Looking At? (Yucatecan Osprey)' by Paamul Jack <small>(1%, 6 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>'Wild Kestrel' by Keith Bannister <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>'Longlure Frogfish' by Betty Wills <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>'Black Kite' by Nandish Songire <small>(0%, 2 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>'Nuevo familia' by Beachbunny <small>(0%, 2 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>'Pochard' by Swadeepsinh <small>(0%, 2 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>'Prized Catch' by Dharana <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<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>165<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_102_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"863c52a68b\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-102-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! 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