{"id":54148,"date":"2013-12-21T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T05:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=54148"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:40:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:40:20","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-21-dec-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-21-dec-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 21 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-467-54148\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4559\" 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-21-dec-2013\/_60a3880-64c3d0f8f93979fdb0096018288586a9d837934c.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Rainbow&#039; by Daniel Vago\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Rainbow&#039; by Daniel Vago\" alt=\"Rainbow\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs__60a3880-64c3d0f8f93979fdb0096018288586a9d837934c.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Rainbow<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4557\" 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-21-dec-2013\/lbjfmf_0034-d1d6b97a94ce4cdf0d0209eeeb60db64ada31249.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Capuchin monkey&#039; by Luiz Baroni Junior\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Capuchin monkey&#039; by Luiz Baroni Junior\" alt=\"Capuchin monkey\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_lbjfmf_0034-d1d6b97a94ce4cdf0d0209eeeb60db64ada31249.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Capuchin monkey<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4556\" 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-21-dec-2013\/eagle-owl-761cac1e5d5df3513b9a71bc3983fdb29e4adc46.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Eagle Owl drawn\/painted in coloured pencils and gouache (from a photograph by Tony Higginson)&#039; by Sheila Higginson\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Eagle Owl drawn\/painted in coloured pencils and gouache (from a photograph by Tony Higginson)&#039; by Sheila Higginson\" alt=\"Eagle Owl\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_eagle-owl-761cac1e5d5df3513b9a71bc3983fdb29e4adc46.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eagle Owl<\/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-4553\" 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-21-dec-2013\/chukar-rumbak-e15fb88cc6ea25717bd922460a2b6b8263fc064a.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Chukar Partridge cross the frozen Indus River at Rumbak Valley, Ladhak, India&#039; by Hymakar Valluru\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Chukar Partridge cross the frozen Indus River at Rumbak Valley, Ladhak, India&#039; by Hymakar Valluru\" alt=\"Chukar Partridge cross the frozen Indus River at Rumbak Valley, Ladhak, India\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_chukar-rumbak-e15fb88cc6ea25717bd922460a2b6b8263fc064a.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Chukar Partridge cross the frozen Indus River at Rumbak Valley, Ladhak, India<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4552\" 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-21-dec-2013\/smackdown-6aef572e706914c5ed51efe79ec38577f085b562.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Fighting Hummingbirds&#039; by Jamie MacArthur\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Fighting Hummingbirds&#039; by Jamie MacArthur\" alt=\"Fighting Hummingbirds\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_smackdown-6aef572e706914c5ed51efe79ec38577f085b562.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Fighting Hummingbirds<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4549\" 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-21-dec-2013\/image-f95c5d73def1b3393adbef0ef0405b0cdc9c83a6.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Dragonfly Fashion Model&#039; by Paamul Jack\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Dragonfly Fashion Model&#039; by Paamul Jack\" alt=\"Dragonfly Fashion Model\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_image-f95c5d73def1b3393adbef0ef0405b0cdc9c83a6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Dragonfly Fashion Model<\/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-4548\" 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-21-dec-2013\/summer-tanager-3000-8d8012ff13b980b884c57e4cce3046e16d1e7559.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Summer Tanager&#039; by Glenn Perrigo\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Summer Tanager&#039; by Glenn Perrigo\" alt=\"Summer Tanager\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_summer-tanager-3000-8d8012ff13b980b884c57e4cce3046e16d1e7559.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Summer Tanager<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4546\" 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-21-dec-2013\/dolphin-904c79be60579896948aa7c68a7cb5e68284726f.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Good Morning&#039; by T. Page\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Good Morning&#039; by T. Page\" alt=\"Good Morning\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dolphin-904c79be60579896948aa7c68a7cb5e68284726f.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Good Morning<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4545\" 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-21-dec-2013\/dsc_4705-a5eda2c44133c83831abb767d71bf258e8077a3d.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Bamboo Pit Viper&#039; by Raj Dhage\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Bamboo Pit Viper&#039; by Raj Dhage\" alt=\"Bamboo Pit Viper\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_4705-a5eda2c44133c83831abb767d71bf258e8077a3d.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Bamboo Pit Viper<\/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-4544\" 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-21-dec-2013\/img_2705-271f17ba70057551524bdcb01bf10d154893ee57.jpg\" title=\" &#039;Indian squirrel&#039; by Sutej Jangam\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\" &#039;Indian squirrel&#039; by Sutej Jangam\" alt=\"Indian squirrel\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_2705-271f17ba70057551524bdcb01bf10d154893ee57.jpg\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Indian squirrel<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4542\" 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-21-dec-2013\/306642_159677307488678_662779001_n-4b13616ec176c4fd1a3098ee8edc8106c438adb1.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Middle Spotted Woodpecker&#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;Middle Spotted Woodpecker&#039; by Piotr Stra\u017cnikiewicz\" alt=\"Middle Spotted Woodpecker\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_306642_159677307488678_662779001_n-4b13616ec176c4fd1a3098ee8edc8106c438adb1.jpg\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Middle Spotted Woodpecker<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4541\" 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-21-dec-2013\/img_15-35fe6d05479449e7e7fabadf4cfdb960f4cfb4df.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Rufous Trepie&#039; by Sagar Gavas\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Rufous Trepie&#039; by Sagar Gavas\" alt=\"Rufous Trepie\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_15-35fe6d05479449e7e7fabadf4cfdb960f4cfb4df.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Rufous Trepie<\/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-4539\" 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-21-dec-2013\/blue-and-yellow-macaw-pair-allopreening-ariau-21dbbd64ca9cd6846a74b284e63c62adaa24a74b.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Blue-and-yellow Macaw pair allopreening in the Amazon&#039; by Andrew Whittaker\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Blue-and-yellow Macaw pair allopreening in the Amazon&#039; by Andrew Whittaker\" alt=\"Blue-and-yellow Macaw pair allopreening in the Amazon\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_blue-and-yellow-macaw-pair-allopreening-ariau-21dbbd64ca9cd6846a74b284e63c62adaa24a74b.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Blue-and-yellow Macaw pair allopreening in the Amazon<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4538\" 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-21-dec-2013\/img_0648edited1627_filteredcap-97d1e753397d5b3a25db0297348ec49a00d4c982.jpg\" title=\"&#039;River Tern diving for fish&#039; by Vijayendra Desai\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;River Tern diving for fish&#039; by Vijayendra Desai\" alt=\"River Tern diving for fish\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_0648edited1627_filteredcap-97d1e753397d5b3a25db0297348ec49a00d4c982.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>River Tern diving for fish<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4536\" 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-21-dec-2013\/renard-d5200e-1280_271113-64e1632e3b08fb59aebd18e4d066bb330034ddf0.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Fox in the frost&#039; by Noushka\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Fox in the frost&#039; by Noushka\" alt=\"Fox in the frost\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_renard-d5200e-1280_271113-64e1632e3b08fb59aebd18e4d066bb330034ddf0.jpg\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Fox in the frost<\/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-4535\" 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-21-dec-2013\/southern-grey-shrike-jignesh-minaxi-7e73ae5438fd67550353ed3c89541d13d5653197.jpg\" title=\"&#039;In Middle of the Sunrise - Southern Grey Shrike&#039; by Jignesh Minaxi\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;In Middle of the Sunrise - Southern Grey Shrike&#039; by Jignesh Minaxi\" alt=\"In Middle of the Sunrise - Southern Grey Shrike\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_southern-grey-shrike-jignesh-minaxi-7e73ae5438fd67550353ed3c89541d13d5653197.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>In Middle of the Sunrise - Southern Grey Shrike<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4534\" 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-21-dec-2013\/image-ec5325f8b52927a550329055e779b9a34c0a565a.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Kissing Finches&#039; by Kathy Langbridge\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Kissing Finches&#039; by Kathy Langbridge\" alt=\"Kissing Finches\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_image-ec5325f8b52927a550329055e779b9a34c0a565a.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Kissing Finches<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4533\" 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-21-dec-2013\/dsc_0020_edited-1-d8ca37d3425bd9c2bb61c63194c726f7205e9c67.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Snowshoe Rabbit in Winter&#039; by Jaliya Rasaputra\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Snowshoe Rabbit in Winter&#039; by Jaliya Rasaputra\" alt=\"Snowshoe Rabbit in Winter\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0020_edited-1-d8ca37d3425bd9c2bb61c63194c726f7205e9c67.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Snowshoe Rabbit in Winter<\/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-4529\" 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-21-dec-2013\/img_1571-8f4df617ed2fb529017c4aa5b84869f41ec5adf3.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Rose-ringed Parrot&#039; by Anant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Rose-ringed Parrot&#039; by Anant\" alt=\"Rose-ringed Parrot\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1571-8f4df617ed2fb529017c4aa5b84869f41ec5adf3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Rose-ringed Parrot<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4528\" 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-21-dec-2013\/ltt-7027-08a8b42f9edd1f04b96127d63040a00ea025b84a.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Happy Christmas&#039; by Tom McJay\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Happy Christmas&#039; by Tom McJay\" alt=\"Happy Christmas\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_ltt-7027-08a8b42f9edd1f04b96127d63040a00ea025b84a.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Happy Christmas<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4527\" 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-21-dec-2013\/img_2157-a3f278a461ff47f6d04d2921b3bd621f0e18ef7c.jpg\" title=\"&#039;Bird of Paradise&#039; by D.R. Dharmesh and B. Patel\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"&#039;Bird of Paradise&#039; by D.R. Dharmesh and B. Patel\" alt=\"Bird of Paradise\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_2157-a3f278a461ff47f6d04d2921b3bd621f0e18ef7c.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Bird of Paradise<\/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-4526\" 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-21-dec-2013\/a1-48d0e1c42db8e6a5a3be58214a711541ac2db00b.jpg\" title=\"&#039;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;Kite&#039; by Nandish Songire\" alt=\"Kite\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-21-dec-2013\/thumbs\/thumbs_a1-48d0e1c42db8e6a5a3be58214a711541ac2db00b.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Kite<\/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-112\" 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-112-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>'Kissing Finches' by Kathy Langbridge <small>(21%, 84 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 21%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>'River Tern diving for fish' by Vijayendra Desai <small>(12%, 50 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 12%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>'Fighting Hummingbirds' by Jamie MacArthur <small>(11%, 46 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>'Rainbow' by Daniel Vago <small>(7%, 29 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>'Good Morning' by T. Page <small>(6%, 25 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>'Fox in the frost' by Noushka <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>'Happy Christmas' by Tom McJay <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>'Capuchin monkey' by Luiz Baroni Junior <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>'In Middle of the Sunrise - Southern Grey Shrike' by Jignesh Minaxi <small>(4%, 15 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 4%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>'Middle Spotted Woodpecker' by Piotr Stra\u017cnikiewicz <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>'Summer Tanager' by Glenn Perrigo <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>'Barn Owl basking in the sunlight on a cold winter day' by Anonymous <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>'Bamboo Pit Viper' by Raj Dhage <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>'Snowshoe Rabbit in Winter' by Jaliya Rasaputra <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>'Bird of Paradise' by D.R. Dharmesh and B. Patel <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>'Chukar Partridge cross the frozen Indus River' by Hymakar Valluru <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>'Blue-and-yellow Macaw pair allopreening in the Amazon' by Andrew Whittaker <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>'Kite' by Nandish Songire <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>'Dragonfly Fashion Model' by Paamul Jack <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>'Eagle Owl in coloured pencils &amp; gouache' by Sheila Higginson <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>'Rufous Trepie' by Sagar Gavas <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>'Indian squirrel' by Sutej Jangam <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>'Juvenile White Ibis' by Joelle Budden <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>'Rose-ringed Parrot' by Anant <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>156<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_112_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"8b2aaf2093\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-112-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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