{"id":53948,"date":"2013-12-14T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=53948"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:38:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:38:03","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-14-dec-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-14-dec-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 14 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-466-53948\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4522\" 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-14-dec-2013\/dsc_7699-590b0fa2580fa4acd29e67837e47a64b15f6c349.jpg\" title=\" &#039;Kingfisher&#039; by Raj Dhage\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\" &#039;Kingfisher&#039; by Raj Dhage\" alt=\"Kingfisher\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_7699-590b0fa2580fa4acd29e67837e47a64b15f6c349.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Kingfisher<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4521\" 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-14-dec-2013\/img_1878-9d420246982910db43680604d867e9f87cca272d.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Indian Rino&#039; by Anant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Indian Rino&#039; by Anant\" alt=\"Indian Rino\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1878-9d420246982910db43680604d867e9f87cca272d.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Indian Rino<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4518\" 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-14-dec-2013\/img_5215-5ab6f2baa37e74bc1bdc1a05ac7bdf14a89ea69c.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Grazing Tahr&#039; by Vishal Thomas\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Grazing Tahr&#039; by Vishal Thomas\" alt=\"Grazing Tahr\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_5215-5ab6f2baa37e74bc1bdc1a05ac7bdf14a89ea69c.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Grazing Tahr<\/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-4517\" 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-14-dec-2013\/dsc_2142-6552fd7087ecdf89f5202f1615bd4278a862fad5.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Russell&#039;s viper&#039; by Bhairav  Patel\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Russell&#039;s viper&#039; by Bhairav  Patel\" alt=\"Russell&#039;s viper\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_2142-6552fd7087ecdf89f5202f1615bd4278a862fad5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Russell&#039;s viper<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4516\" 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-14-dec-2013\/img_2412-95c660a98cfe28ca0c226e70eb4634af7a0b6222.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Catch it&#039; by Jojith Kanjany\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Catch it&#039; by Jojith Kanjany\" alt=\"Catch it\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_2412-95c660a98cfe28ca0c226e70eb4634af7a0b6222.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Catch it<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4515\" 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-14-dec-2013\/bestjunco-ba6d9fce15c0c34b25397f83378a381ecfbe467e.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)&#039; by RiekoS\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)&#039; by RiekoS\" alt=\"Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_bestjunco-ba6d9fce15c0c34b25397f83378a381ecfbe467e.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)<\/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-4514\" 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-14-dec-2013\/img_1474-56f581425ab68bec0586239c8f60e7c657f72f45.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Killer Eyes with Prize Catch&#039; by Dharmesh Patel\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Killer Eyes with Prize Catch&#039; by Dharmesh Patel\" alt=\"Killer Eyes with Prize Catch\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1474-56f581425ab68bec0586239c8f60e7c657f72f45.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Killer Eyes with Prize Catch<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4512\" 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-14-dec-2013\/brown-headed-gull-de27f9addbec33eda2ff37c4149db846f74af0df.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Freeze in Air&#039; by Viraj Khorjuwekar\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Freeze in Air&#039; by Viraj Khorjuwekar\" alt=\"Freeze in Air\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_brown-headed-gull-de27f9addbec33eda2ff37c4149db846f74af0df.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Freeze in Air<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4510\" 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-14-dec-2013\/reddish-egret-sunrise-3000-d17a2558af383a74e1fb24966768a0871a0e0c21.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Reddish Egret at sunrise&#039; by Rio Selva\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Reddish Egret at sunrise&#039; by Rio Selva\" alt=\"Reddish Egret at sunrise\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_reddish-egret-sunrise-3000-d17a2558af383a74e1fb24966768a0871a0e0c21.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Reddish Egret at sunrise<\/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-4509\" 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-14-dec-2013\/_mg_7041_nitin_jain-38d4048e85242220222f8dbd68841b48f6229d13.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Fight&#039; by Nitin Jain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Fight&#039; by Nitin Jain\" alt=\"Fight\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__mg_7041_nitin_jain-38d4048e85242220222f8dbd68841b48f6229d13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Fight<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4506\" 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-14-dec-2013\/whiskeredterns-low-res-0a1ed90b39a6eacd23f3d8a352ee97a7ca93e284.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Turn Return&#039; by PS Anand\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Turn Return&#039; by PS Anand\" alt=\"Turn Return\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_whiskeredterns-low-res-0a1ed90b39a6eacd23f3d8a352ee97a7ca93e284.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Turn Return<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4505\" 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-14-dec-2013\/tecaoisillon-abitibi-ete-2012-1062rec-c4ed17fcec766367ee88a70bef4d90911828e5a1.jpg\" title=\"&#039;I wear the future in me - 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;I wear the future in me - Spruce Grouse&#039; by Laval Roy\" alt=\"I wear the future in me - Spruce Grouse\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_tecaoisillon-abitibi-ete-2012-1062rec-c4ed17fcec766367ee88a70bef4d90911828e5a1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>I wear the future in me - Spruce Grouse<\/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-4504\" 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-14-dec-2013\/capercaillie1-ab2783a1204927f1d5b19938ffe37ce2345eb7f8.jpg\" title=\"&#039;King of Scotland&#039; by Jamie MacArthur\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;King of Scotland&#039; by Jamie MacArthur\" alt=\"King of Scotland\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_capercaillie1-ab2783a1204927f1d5b19938ffe37ce2345eb7f8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>King of Scotland<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4503\" 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-14-dec-2013\/421695_139588729497536_1522729015_n-ef973727dbec81044300d8830436857ddc66919d.jpg\" title=\"&#039;The laws of nature&#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;The laws of nature&#039; by Piotr Stra\u017cnikiewicz\" alt=\"The laws of nature\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_421695_139588729497536_1522729015_n-ef973727dbec81044300d8830436857ddc66919d.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>The laws of nature<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4502\" 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-14-dec-2013\/be99-001-df3498fd83bbbabc6e80194984ba36eef77b7d14.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Look at my Hair Style&#039; by Prasanna Bhat\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Look at my Hair Style&#039; by Prasanna Bhat\" alt=\"Look at my Hair Style\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_be99-001-df3498fd83bbbabc6e80194984ba36eef77b7d14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Look at my Hair Style<\/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-4500\" 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-14-dec-2013\/714-c0d02caf429aa554517c5fc9c11587c7612837f3.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Howdy&#039; by Howard Cheek\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Howdy&#039; by Howard Cheek\" alt=\"Howdy\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_714-c0d02caf429aa554517c5fc9c11587c7612837f3.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Howdy<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4499\" 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-14-dec-2013\/img_1245-1-12a59c9c0605012dc4649c79f1978c7d892a58af.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Red headed Woodpecker&#039; by Herman Veenendaal\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Red headed Woodpecker&#039; by Herman Veenendaal\" alt=\"Red headed Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1245-1-12a59c9c0605012dc4649c79f1978c7d892a58af.jpg\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Red headed Woodpecker<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4496\" 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-14-dec-2013\/img_0477-2ce27b7537a39fbcdc33fecf53cb23a826d08e47.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Upside down landing&#039; by Beachbunny\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Upside down landing&#039; by Beachbunny\" alt=\"Upside down landing\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_0477-2ce27b7537a39fbcdc33fecf53cb23a826d08e47.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Upside down landing<\/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-4495\" 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-14-dec-2013\/ouch_0619-670af6cf4745a88b53cb9e8acd4e1ffe730d39ac.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Ouch!&#039; by Tony Palliser\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Ouch!&#039; by Tony Palliser\" alt=\"Ouch!\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_ouch_0619-670af6cf4745a88b53cb9e8acd4e1ffe730d39ac.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ouch!<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4494\" 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-14-dec-2013\/focusing-on-wildlife-red-wattled-lapwing-1abee854162dcb266445602d819f712740c15d72.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Silent Water, Silent Reflection - Red Wattled Lapwing&#039; by Jignesh Minaxi\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Silent Water, Silent Reflection - Red Wattled Lapwing&#039; by Jignesh Minaxi\" alt=\"Silent Water, Silent Reflection - Red Wattled Lapwing\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_focusing-on-wildlife-red-wattled-lapwing-1abee854162dcb266445602d819f712740c15d72.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Silent Water, Silent Reflection - Red Wattled Lapwing<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4491\" 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-14-dec-2013\/dsc_0416-f62146075c72fe6224dcc99786ad09bd2a21f688.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Spectacled Cobra&#039; by Nikunj Patel\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Spectacled Cobra&#039; by Nikunj Patel\" alt=\"Spectacled Cobra\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0416-f62146075c72fe6224dcc99786ad09bd2a21f688.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Spectacled Cobra<\/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-4490\" 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-14-dec-2013\/_mg_6069edited1677_filtered-e74473529ce771c9a35d4384844446b146725782.jpg\" title=\"&#039;The Osprey&#039; by Vijayendra Desai\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;The Osprey&#039; by Vijayendra Desai\" alt=\"The Osprey\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__mg_6069edited1677_filtered-e74473529ce771c9a35d4384844446b146725782.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>The Osprey<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4488\" 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-14-dec-2013\/image-c88380aa4d070977e7a10f04289f900666acdd81.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Portrait of a Caribbean Dragonfly&#039; by Paamul Jack\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Portrait of a Caribbean Dragonfly&#039; by Paamul Jack\" alt=\"Portrait of a Caribbean Dragonfly\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_image-c88380aa4d070977e7a10f04289f900666acdd81.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Portrait of a Caribbean Dragonfly<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4487\" 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-14-dec-2013\/black-headed-gull-0q4a6840-77210cca3f5cef05e03aa28d270b2fda3444727b.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Mirror Mirror&#039; by Tom McJannet\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Mirror Mirror&#039; by Tom McJannet\" alt=\"Mirror Mirror\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-14-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-headed-gull-0q4a6840-77210cca3f5cef05e03aa28d270b2fda3444727b.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Mirror Mirror<\/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<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"polls-110\" 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-110-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>'Catch it' by Jojith Kanjany <small>(11%, 44 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>'I wear the future in me - Spruce Grouse' by Laval Roy <small>(9%, 35 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>'Fight' by Nitins Jain <small>(8%, 34 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>'Ouch!' by Tony Palliser <small>(7%, 28 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>'Howdy' by Howard Cheek <small>(7%, 28 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>'The laws of nature' by Piotr Stra\u017cnikiewicz <small>(6%, 26 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>'Mirror Mirror' by Tom McJannet <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>'Kingfisher' by Raj Dhage <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>'King of Scotland' by Jamie MacArthur <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>'Silent Water, Silent Reflection - Red Wattled Lapwing' by Jignesh Minaxi <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>'Reddish Egret at sunrise' by Rio Selva <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>'Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)' by anonymous photographer <small>(5%, 19 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<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>'The Osprey' by Vijayendra Desai <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>'Look at my Hair Style' by Prasanna Bhat <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>'Portrait of a Caribbean Dragonfly' by Paamul Jack <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>'Spectacled Cobra' by Nikunj Patel <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>'Russell's viper' by Bhairav 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