{"id":53632,"date":"2013-12-07T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T05:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=53632"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:38:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:38:19","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-07-dec-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-07-dec-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 07 Dec 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-465-53632\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4485\" 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-07-dec-2013\/02082013-img_0277-bde29be7b55521f707760779cd272e90500a704e.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Beaver&#039;s breakfast&#039; by Thomas Nierle\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Beaver&#039;s breakfast&#039; by Thomas Nierle\" alt=\"Beaver\u00b4s breakfast\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_02082013-img_0277-bde29be7b55521f707760779cd272e90500a704e.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Beaver\u00b4s breakfast<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4484\" 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-07-dec-2013\/grass-hopper-catch-0b077264266e44f0265c356e666a56b882816be1.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Catch&#039; by Dryzie\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Catch&#039; by Dryzie\" alt=\"Catch\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_grass-hopper-catch-0b077264266e44f0265c356e666a56b882816be1.jpg\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Catch<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4482\" 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-07-dec-2013\/_d3s0513b-132283a42d5cddb2d2891a33863fa80086caa642.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Spotted Eagle Owl - South Africa&#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;Spotted Eagle Owl - South Africa&#039; by Jay van Rensburg\" alt=\"Spotted Eagle Owl - South Africa\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__d3s0513b-132283a42d5cddb2d2891a33863fa80086caa642.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Spotted Eagle Owl - South Africa<\/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-4481\" 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-07-dec-2013\/mobl-may-2012-web-3df4cce412aece316a4bbdd4c58fbaff33dfe2d7.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Mountain Bluebird&#039; by Nick Saunders\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Mountain Bluebird&#039; by Nick Saunders\" alt=\"Mountain Bluebird\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_mobl-may-2012-web-3df4cce412aece316a4bbdd4c58fbaff33dfe2d7.jpg\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Mountain Bluebird<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4480\" 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-07-dec-2013\/coyote_0072-1f48f7d2af51fe3773e168c036f47541912aa0f7.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Coyote&#039; by W. Nussbaumer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Coyote&#039; by W. Nussbaumer\" alt=\"Coyote\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_coyote_0072-1f48f7d2af51fe3773e168c036f47541912aa0f7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Coyote<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4479\" 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-07-dec-2013\/p6-a3352a8329e1d9bc7f086ee264f4dc1a89e04f02.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Otter with large Pike&#039; by Dean Eades\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Otter with large Pike&#039; by Dean Eades\" alt=\"Otter with large Pike\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_p6-a3352a8329e1d9bc7f086ee264f4dc1a89e04f02.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Otter with large Pike<\/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-4478\" 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-07-dec-2013\/img_1895-99999-78d12efc579da512f714773edd35b018d33eb0a9.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Lesser Kestrel with Microtus&#039; by Shlomo Waldmann\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Lesser Kestrel with Microtus&#039; by Shlomo Waldmann\" alt=\"Lesser Kestrel with Microtus\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1895-99999-78d12efc579da512f714773edd35b018d33eb0a9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lesser Kestrel with Microtus<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4477\" 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-07-dec-2013\/procnias-nudicollis_14x21-b3c4470b70f44c6946893be5974005a60647d969.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)&#039; by Adrian Eisen Rupp\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)&#039; by Adrian Eisen Rupp\" alt=\"Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_procnias-nudicollis_14x21-b3c4470b70f44c6946893be5974005a60647d969.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4476\" 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-07-dec-2013\/img_1899ng-7be74c01bc711b41288419bf8a066315de8d5682.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Love can be a pain in the neck&#039; by Jamie MacArthur\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Love can be a pain in the neck&#039; by Jamie MacArthur\" alt=\"Love can be a pain in the neck\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1899ng-7be74c01bc711b41288419bf8a066315de8d5682.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Love can be a pain in the 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-4475\" 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-07-dec-2013\/013-c4f8fc7e5827ab53ff97cc9acf11549aa1e3a5c3.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Long-tailed Tit  (Aegithalos caudatus)&#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;Long-tailed Tit  (Aegithalos caudatus)&#039; by Kai Helge Andersen\" alt=\"Long-tailed Tit  (Aegithalos caudatus)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_013-c4f8fc7e5827ab53ff97cc9acf11549aa1e3a5c3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Long-tailed Tit  (Aegithalos caudatus)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4474\" 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-07-dec-2013\/beauty-of-ranthambore-3c137e59d4159cfdad4727b8c1d7cc25b23efbe3.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Beauty of Ranthambore&#039; by Avtar Singh\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Beauty of Ranthambore&#039; by Avtar Singh\" alt=\"Beauty of Ranthambore\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_beauty-of-ranthambore-3c137e59d4159cfdad4727b8c1d7cc25b23efbe3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Beauty of Ranthambore<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4466\" 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-07-dec-2013\/img_2356-da6beeae6e397032cac21ce23c3165e59c490cf2.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Made For Each Other&#039; by Sutej Jangam\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Made For Each Other&#039; by Sutej Jangam\" alt=\"Made For Each Other\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_2356-da6beeae6e397032cac21ce23c3165e59c490cf2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Made For Each Other<\/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-4464\" 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-07-dec-2013\/image-ffc50aef75df6be07506a12ad75bde5ff85c8049.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Gotcha!&#039; by Beachbunny\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Gotcha!&#039; by Beachbunny\" alt=\"Gotcha!\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_image-ffc50aef75df6be07506a12ad75bde5ff85c8049.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Gotcha!<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4463\" 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-07-dec-2013\/_mg_8171edited1590_filteredlog-ebe07dd8d95f148d0d333fcd48d270fc6ce73228.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Striated Heron&#039; by Vvijayendra Desai\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Striated Heron&#039; by Vvijayendra Desai\" alt=\"Striated Heron\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__mg_8171edited1590_filteredlog-ebe07dd8d95f148d0d333fcd48d270fc6ce73228.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Striated Heron<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4462\" 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-07-dec-2013\/great-horned-owl-talon-1-3000-7fe729f2423c103bb93475669c71e6d4739569d2.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Seriously, Don&#039;t make me come down there by Glenn Perrigo\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Seriously, Don&#039;t make me come down there by Glenn Perrigo\" alt=\"Seriously, Don&#039;t make me come down there\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_great-horned-owl-talon-1-3000-7fe729f2423c103bb93475669c71e6d4739569d2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Seriously, Don&#039;t make me come down there<\/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-4461\" 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-07-dec-2013\/owl777-63e796378dd91215dacc0d0fbc323240d7f00913.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Long Eared Owl&#039; by Keith Bannister \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Long Eared Owl&#039; by Keith Bannister \" alt=\"Long Eared Owl\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_owl777-63e796378dd91215dacc0d0fbc323240d7f00913.jpg\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Long Eared Owl<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4460\" 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-07-dec-2013\/sprucegrousemale06avr2012foretmontmorency-img_6919-24550e328c39a888b71323186ad5c4ea29040b9a.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Ready to fight? Spruce Grouse&#039; by Laval Roy\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Ready to fight? Spruce Grouse&#039; by Laval Roy\" alt=\"Ready to fight? Spruce Grouse\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_sprucegrousemale06avr2012foretmontmorency-img_6919-24550e328c39a888b71323186ad5c4ea29040b9a.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ready to fight? Spruce Grouse<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4457\" 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-07-dec-2013\/420884_137728163016926_682537040_n-c4f4b4173dc996f59926bd970f904602c9f7834e.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Great White Egret in the Sunset&#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 White Egret in the Sunset&#039; by Piotr Stra\u017cnikiewicz\" alt=\"Great White Egret in the Sunset\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_420884_137728163016926_682537040_n-c4f4b4173dc996f59926bd970f904602c9f7834e.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Great White Egret in the Sunset<\/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-4456\" 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-07-dec-2013\/melodylytle_nosh-50f2df776d956a85a5e37b4e906cb6c55a10bb34.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Female northern shoveler at dusk&#039; by Melody Lytle\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Female northern shoveler at dusk&#039; by Melody Lytle\" alt=\"Female northern shoveler at dusk\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_melodylytle_nosh-50f2df776d956a85a5e37b4e906cb6c55a10bb34.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Female northern shoveler at dusk<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4455\" 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-07-dec-2013\/wp-22-2af72e986129eee2707fd16bd50ac424a2d1c9cb.jpg\" title=\"&#039;I too can sense&#039; by Dharana\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;I too can sense&#039; by Dharana\" alt=\"I too can sense\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_wp-22-2af72e986129eee2707fd16bd50ac424a2d1c9cb.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>I too can sense<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4454\" 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-07-dec-2013\/king-penguin-heard-island-_9956b-b6aec0aba07372396e6b5b90e302f39819a90864.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Marching Kings&#039; by Tony Palliser\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Marching Kings&#039; by Tony Palliser\" alt=\"Marching Kings\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_king-penguin-heard-island-_9956b-b6aec0aba07372396e6b5b90e302f39819a90864.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Marching Kings<\/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-4448\" 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-07-dec-2013\/_dsc1374-a50ae3b71f14bcd507b02094430e1052f62732dc.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Bar-headed Goose&#039; by Raj Dhage\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Bar-headed Goose&#039; by Raj Dhage\" alt=\"Bar-headed Goose\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__dsc1374-a50ae3b71f14bcd507b02094430e1052f62732dc.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Bar-headed Goose<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4447\" 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-07-dec-2013\/ois-guepier-d5200b-4235_110513-2bd89de422467b4e356ca8ddfa85c78e216a8b07.jpg\" title=\"&#039;YES, Gotcha!&#039; by Noushka\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;YES, Gotcha!&#039; by Noushka\" alt=\"YES, Gotcha!\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-07-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_ois-guepier-d5200b-4235_110513-2bd89de422467b4e356ca8ddfa85c78e216a8b07.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>YES, Gotcha!<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4446\" 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-07-dec-2013\/dsc00222-1-314e9edb85856bc8a7fd1cc5136548582b31c562.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Merganser Trio&#039; 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Nye\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Merganser Trio&#039; by Susan P. 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Nye <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>'Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)' by Adrian Eisen Rupp <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>'Beaver's breakfast' by Thomas Nierle <small>(4%, 14 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>'Coyote' by W. Nussbaumer <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>'Love can be a pain in the neck' by Jamie MacArthur <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>'Beauty of Ranthambore' by Avtar Singh <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>'Long Eared Owl' by Keith Bannister <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>'Bar-headed Goose' by Raj Dhage <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>'Masked Bird' by anonymous photographer <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>'Seriously, Don't make me come down there 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 fight? Spruce Grouse' by Laval Roy <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>'Lending a Helping Hand' by Joelle Budden <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>'Mountain Bluebird' by Nick Saunders <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>'Gotcha!' by Beachbunny <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>'Catch of the day' by June Gathercole <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>Green Heron in Flight' by Cindy Robinson <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>'A banquet for a King' 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>'Lesser Kestrel with Microtus' by Shlomo Waldmann <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>'Priceless Catch' by Nirupam Roy <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>'Made For Each Other' by Sutej Jangam <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>'Female northern shoveler at dusk' by Melody Lytle <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>'I too can sense' 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>169<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_106_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"f7369b8288\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-106-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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