{"id":53402,"date":"2013-11-30T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-11-30T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=53402"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:38:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:38:33","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-30-nov-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-30-nov-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 30 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-460-53402\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4442\" 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-30-nov-2013\/0000000uiy-smaller-5aef99197d0e4aa26967dd699f9aea5014e4c821.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Nuthatch&#039; by Keith Bannister \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Nuthatch&#039; by Keith Bannister \" alt=\"Nuthatch\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_0000000uiy-smaller-5aef99197d0e4aa26967dd699f9aea5014e4c821.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Nuthatch<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4440\" 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-30-nov-2013\/ooo-03ff6da0bd8a0be44581ffdf29898046a472a029.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Spoonbill&#039; by Mihai Bbaciu\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Spoonbill&#039; by Mihai Bbaciu\" alt=\"Spoonbill\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_ooo-03ff6da0bd8a0be44581ffdf29898046a472a029.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Spoonbill<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4439\" 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-30-nov-2013\/dsc_4687-1751b4d67c72d7f03b32510a86c3f27204a6ba2f.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Some Neck&#039; by  Kath Langbridge\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Some Neck&#039; by  Kath Langbridge\" alt=\"Some Neck\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_4687-1751b4d67c72d7f03b32510a86c3f27204a6ba2f.jpg\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Some Neck<\/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-4438\" 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-30-nov-2013\/littleegret-2-web-9e4b30b713afe5dba25e3b2648deb734d5733ceb.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Little Egret&#039; by Carlton Gater\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Little Egret&#039; by Carlton Gater\" alt=\"Little Egret\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_littleegret-2-web-9e4b30b713afe5dba25e3b2648deb734d5733ceb.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Little Egret<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4437\" 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-30-nov-2013\/dsc_0397-88fa3f7d2ea6d00cf63a8c2ab889db0fdefe736d.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Oysters for the Oystercatcher&#039; Jo Ellen\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Oysters for the Oystercatcher&#039; Jo Ellen\" alt=\"Oysters for the Oystercatcher\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0397-88fa3f7d2ea6d00cf63a8c2ab889db0fdefe736d.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Oysters for the Oystercatcher<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4436\" 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-30-nov-2013\/_45t1739-4b7fc55475a96ef20527ef46cc01312decf2b5bb.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Vitelline Masked Weaver building a nest&#039; by Don Getty\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Vitelline Masked Weaver building a nest&#039; by Don Getty\" alt=\"Vitelline Masked Weaver building a nest\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__45t1739-4b7fc55475a96ef20527ef46cc01312decf2b5bb.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Vitelline Masked Weaver building a nest<\/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-4435\" 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-30-nov-2013\/1-baldeaglejackson-157-52a1927433a12d4fb8e18a0fa48873134931a1e5.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Bald Eagle&#039; by Kerry Singleton\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Bald Eagle&#039; by Kerry Singleton\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_1-baldeaglejackson-157-52a1927433a12d4fb8e18a0fa48873134931a1e5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Bald Eagle<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4434\" 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-30-nov-2013\/wmp7070092-c61e7814bdbb376e193c0843a6f5742ddb6b0725.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Asian Koel (Female)&#039; By Sunil Thokal\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Asian Koel (Female)&#039; By Sunil Thokal\" alt=\"Asian Koel (Female)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_wmp7070092-c61e7814bdbb376e193c0843a6f5742ddb6b0725.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Asian Koel (Female)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4432\" 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-30-nov-2013\/gbe_nitin-a4794df20cec1f49530e2ac3553dd7da30c94fee.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Flight&#039; by Nitin Jain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Flight&#039; by Nitin Jain\" alt=\"Flight\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_gbe_nitin-a4794df20cec1f49530e2ac3553dd7da30c94fee.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>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-4431\" 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-30-nov-2013\/golden-fronted-leaf-bird-3-f2fd57821b0c4fc6ae1fbd4c8325c92ff3ae7cd4.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Golden-fronted Leaf Bird&#039; by Suman Bhowmick\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Golden-fronted Leaf Bird&#039; by Suman Bhowmick\" alt=\"Golden-fronted Leaf Bird\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_golden-fronted-leaf-bird-3-f2fd57821b0c4fc6ae1fbd4c8325c92ff3ae7cd4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Golden-fronted Leaf Bird<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4430\" 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-30-nov-2013\/_d3s0254-8a85e562de8546fd9892628e93cf6bc0ab6d38c7.jpg\" title=\"&#039;White Fronted Bee Eater with Dragonfly&#039; by Jay van Rensburg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;White Fronted Bee Eater with Dragonfly&#039; by Jay van Rensburg\" alt=\"White Fronted Bee Eater with Dragonfly\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__d3s0254-8a85e562de8546fd9892628e93cf6bc0ab6d38c7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>White Fronted Bee Eater with Dragonfly<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4429\" 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-30-nov-2013\/drongo-and-his-lunch-426e77a9101f64c02362f0c187ffc05c7c5093bb.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Sunday Lunch at Diveghat Pune&#039; by Andysam\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Sunday Lunch at Diveghat Pune&#039; by Andysam\" alt=\"Sunday Lunch at Diveghat Pune&#039; by Andysam\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_drongo-and-his-lunch-426e77a9101f64c02362f0c187ffc05c7c5093bb.jpg\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sunday Lunch at Diveghat Pune&#039; by Andysam<\/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-4428\" 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-30-nov-2013\/_dsc7560-c45ec9fc8ef85942ea128f2ba686d45a949132fe.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Crown of the Light&#039; by Dharmveer Parsad\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Crown of the Light&#039; by Dharmveer Parsad\" alt=\"Crown of the Light\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__dsc7560-c45ec9fc8ef85942ea128f2ba686d45a949132fe.jpg\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Crown of the Light<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4427\" 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-30-nov-2013\/dscn0144-deaa24b0d5f2cb032bdac59f24a03e9bcf21cf94.jpg\" title=\"&#039;The Beauty of an African Giraffe&#039; by David Rencken\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;The Beauty of an African Giraffe&#039; by David Rencken\" alt=\"The Beauty of an African Giraffe\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dscn0144-deaa24b0d5f2cb032bdac59f24a03e9bcf21cf94.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>The Beauty of an African Giraffe<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4426\" 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-30-nov-2013\/robber-f63a928c52ed669ab42759e23bd2ad07d0ae980f.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Back Stabber&#039; by Howard Cheek\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Back Stabber&#039; by Howard Cheek\" alt=\"Back Stabber\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_robber-f63a928c52ed669ab42759e23bd2ad07d0ae980f.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Back Stabber<\/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-4423\" 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-30-nov-2013\/img_1554-057de8054adb79b3d8c1ecbf39547f773858b0a6.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Gray Langur&#039; by Sutej Jangam\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Gray Langur&#039; by Sutej Jangam\" alt=\"Gray Langur\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1554-057de8054adb79b3d8c1ecbf39547f773858b0a6.jpg\" width=\"144\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Gray Langur<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4422\" 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-30-nov-2013\/image-5ea20bdb2da5538235654bfc9926ab1999269ca5.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Do I Look Like I Am Joking?&#039;  By Paamul Jack\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Do I Look Like I Am Joking?&#039;  By Paamul Jack\" alt=\"Do I Look Like I Am Joking?\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_image-5ea20bdb2da5538235654bfc9926ab1999269ca5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Do I Look Like I Am Joking?<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4420\" 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-30-nov-2013\/merlin-with-darner-2-b0bcf9d147ae9d7924520224c00a4d1db8aca59a.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Merlin eating Green Darner&#039; by Rio Selva\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Merlin eating Green Darner&#039; by Rio Selva\" alt=\"Merlin eating Green Darner\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_merlin-with-darner-2-b0bcf9d147ae9d7924520224c00a4d1db8aca59a.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Merlin eating Green Darner<\/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-4419\" 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-30-nov-2013\/b26-7fdf90b828bc82e5b22275ac7401c237fd1634ed.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-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_b26-7fdf90b828bc82e5b22275ac7401c237fd1634ed.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" \/>\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-4416\" 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-30-nov-2013\/img_0017-131c2595f0699f7f4019ddcb969f53a2ed4e70b5.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Great Grey Shrike&#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;Great Grey Shrike&#039; by Piotr Stra\u017cnikiewicz\" alt=\"Great Grey Shrike\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_0017-131c2595f0699f7f4019ddcb969f53a2ed4e70b5.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Great Grey Shrike<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4415\" 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-30-nov-2013\/gber-2-cap-tourmente-05janv2013-038-eb69c6f2d02e672330032c620f2988f5e5130f6d.jpg\" title=\"&#039;A glimpse of yellow in winter time - Evening Grosbeak&#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 glimpse of yellow in winter time - Evening Grosbeak&#039; by Laval Roy\" alt=\"A glimpse of yellow in winter time - Evening Grosbeak\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_gber-2-cap-tourmente-05janv2013-038-eb69c6f2d02e672330032c620f2988f5e5130f6d.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>A glimpse of yellow in winter time - Evening Grosbeak<\/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-4407\" 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-30-nov-2013\/ois-flamantr-d5200a-8750_140413-371c6e41968d92197163fefff8ab14910a194e2f.jpg\" title=\"&#039;The Snake-Bird&#039;, by Noushka\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;The Snake-Bird&#039;, by Noushka\" alt=\"The Snake-Bird\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_ois-flamantr-d5200a-8750_140413-371c6e41968d92197163fefff8ab14910a194e2f.jpg\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>The Snake-Bird<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4406\" 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-30-nov-2013\/_w6r8342-copy-acc-973acd2b92921083e1fb6714908ee87d04fea030.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Lady of the lake&#039; by Jamie MacArthur\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Lady of the lake&#039; by Jamie MacArthur\" alt=\"Lady of the lake\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-30-nov-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__w6r8342-copy-acc-973acd2b92921083e1fb6714908ee87d04fea030.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lady of the lake<\/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<div id=\"polls-103\" 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-103-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>'Lady of the lake' by Jamie MacArthur <small>(13%, 52 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>'Spoonbill' by Mihai Baciu <small>(10%, 41 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>'Red fox' by Roberto Rolando <small>(10%, 40 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>'Crown of the Light' by Dharmveer Parsad <small>(9%, 36 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>'Merlin eating Green Darner' by Rio Selva <small>(6%, 24 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 6%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>'White Fronted Bee Eater with Dragonfly' by Jay van Rensburg <small>(6%, 23 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 6%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>'Flight' by Nitin Jain <small>(5%, 21 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>'The Snake-Bird', by Noushka <small>(5%, 21 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>'Back Stabber' by Howard Cheek <small>(5%, 21 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>'Vitelline Masked Weaver building a nest' by Don Getty <small>(5%, 20 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>'Great Grey Shrike' by Piotr Stra\u017cnikiewicz <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>'Nuthatch' by Keith Bannister <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>'The Beauty of an African Giraffe' by David Rencken <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>'Hey You' by Joelle Budden <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>'Golden-fronted Leaf Bird' by Suman Bhowmick <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>'Gray Langur' by Sutej Jangam <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>'Out on a limb' by anonymous photographer <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>'Bald Eagle' by Kerry Singleton <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>'Sunday Lunch at Diveghat Pune' by Andysam <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>'Asian Koel (Female)' By Sunil Thokal <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>'Cardinal with nuts' by anonymous photographer <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>'tack of flying' by unknown photographer <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>'Do I Look Like I Am Joking?' 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