{"id":64496,"date":"2014-03-08T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=64496"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:42:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:42:48","slug":"vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-08-mar-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/vote-for-the-best-photo-of-the-week-08-mar-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 08 Mar 2014"},"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-479-64496\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5091\" 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-08-mar-2014\/img_2924187030514ab.jpg\" title=\"Lucaminc Rose Ring Parakeet\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lucaminc Rose Ring Parakeet\" alt=\"Lucaminc Rose Ring Parakeet\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_2924187030514ab.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lucaminc Rose Ring Parakeet<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5090\" 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-08-mar-2014\/_mg_1901-custom.jpg\" title=\"Black Skimmer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Skimmer\" alt=\"Black Skimmer\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs__mg_1901-custom.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Skimmer<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5086\" 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-08-mar-2014\/aramides-ypecaha-porto-alegre-04-03-14-img_16593.jpg\" title=\"Giant Wood-Rail\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Giant Wood-Rail\" alt=\"Giant Wood-Rail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_aramides-ypecaha-porto-alegre-04-03-14-img_16593.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Giant Wood-Rail<\/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-5085\" 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-08-mar-2014\/gaviota-cahuil-inmaduro.jpg\" title=\"Taking off from a lake\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Taking off from a lake\" alt=\"Taking off from a lake\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_gaviota-cahuil-inmaduro.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Taking off from a lake<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5084\" 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-08-mar-2014\/010.jpg\" title=\"Do not disturb!\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Do not disturb!\" alt=\"Do not disturb!\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_010.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Do not disturb!<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5080\" 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-08-mar-2014\/_mg_5146.jpg\" title=\"Bald Eagle\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bald Eagle\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs__mg_5146.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/>\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\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5076\" 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-08-mar-2014\/20140104_115149.jpg\" title=\"Albino baby Howler Monkey\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Albino baby Howler Monkey\" alt=\"Albino baby Howler Monkey\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_20140104_115149.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Albino baby Howler Monkey<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5073\" 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-08-mar-2014\/k6_ooa_ntc_9238_s2.jpg\" title=\"Mothers Pride\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mothers Pride\" alt=\"Mothers Pride\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_k6_ooa_ntc_9238_s2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"299\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Mothers Pride<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5070\" 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-08-mar-2014\/image.jpg\" title=\"Afraid of His Own Shadow \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Afraid of His Own Shadow \" alt=\"Afraid of His Own Shadow \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_image.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Afraid of His Own Shadow <\/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-5069\" 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-08-mar-2014\/b73q6503.jpg\" title=\"Break(fast)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Break(fast)\" alt=\"Break(fast)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_b73q6503.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Break(fast)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5068\" 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-08-mar-2014\/8406_nitin_1100.jpg\" title=\"Harrier with Egg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Harrier with Egg\" alt=\"Harrier with Egg\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_8406_nitin_1100.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Harrier with Egg<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5065\" 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-08-mar-2014\/spectacled-owl.jpg\" title=\"Spectacled Owl by Glenn Perrigo\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Spectacled Owl by Glenn Perrigo\" alt=\"Spectacled Owl\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_spectacled-owl.jpg\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Spectacled 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-5062\" 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-08-mar-2014\/img_7165-copy.jpg\" title=\"Pileated Woodpecker Dance by Terence Land\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pileated Woodpecker Dance by Terence Land\" alt=\"Pileated Woodpecker Dance\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7165-copy.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pileated Woodpecker Dance<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5058\" 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-08-mar-2014\/sounds-like.jpg\" title=\"Sounds like..\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sounds like..\" alt=\"Sounds like..\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_sounds-like.jpg\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sounds like..<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5057\" 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-08-mar-2014\/westmexicanchachalaca-huatulco-14-fevrier-2014-1136.jpg\" title=\"Perfect landing, West-mexican Chachalaca by Laval Roy\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Perfect landing, West-mexican Chachalaca by Laval Roy\" alt=\"Perfect landing, West-mexican Chachalaca\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_westmexicanchachalaca-huatulco-14-fevrier-2014-1136.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Perfect landing, West-mexican Chachalaca<\/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-5055\" 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-08-mar-2014\/michael_tweddle-rupicola_peruvianus.jpg\" title=\"Peruvian Cock-of-the-Rock\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Peruvian Cock-of-the-Rock\" alt=\"Peruvian Cock-of-the-Rock\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_michael_tweddle-rupicola_peruvianus.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Peruvian Cock-of-the-Rock<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4898\" 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-08-mar-2014\/ois-chard-d5100f-4595_220213-7ae1f8a554e158e6c98f9fa20560150b83065915.jpg\" title=\"Ruby face by Noushka\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ruby face by Noushka\" alt=\"Ruby face \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_ois-chard-d5100f-4595_220213-7ae1f8a554e158e6c98f9fa20560150b83065915.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ruby face <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4892\" 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-08-mar-2014\/img_2282_resize-945f6258ed32612d789316731685c2c7f1d9a788.jpg\" title=\"Asian Paradise flycatcher by Vinayak Yardi \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Asian Paradise flycatcher by Vinayak Yardi \" alt=\"Asian Paradise flycatcher \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_2282_resize-945f6258ed32612d789316731685c2c7f1d9a788.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Asian Paradise flycatcher <\/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-4887\" 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-08-mar-2014\/dsc_0218-ab9be7c162b726ea673f2a7d0560d558b82f532d.jpg\" title=\"Eagle in Tree-Calvin May\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Eagle in Tree-Calvin May\" alt=\"Eagle in Tree\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0218-ab9be7c162b726ea673f2a7d0560d558b82f532d.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Eagle in Tree<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4872\" 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-08-mar-2014\/juantebar-composition01-47015a2121e3c531132adb6500200bfa65a22c2c.jpg\" title=\"Flamingos in Fuente de Piedra Natural Park,  Spain by Juan T\u00e9bar\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Flamingos in Fuente de Piedra Natural Park,  Spain by Juan T\u00e9bar\" alt=\"Flamingos in Fuente de Piedra Natural Park,  Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_juantebar-composition01-47015a2121e3c531132adb6500200bfa65a22c2c.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Flamingos in Fuente de Piedra Natural Park,  Spain<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4857\" 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-08-mar-2014\/dsc_7915-065a0e1c1580c346a210ec7658991c477fa6066d.jpg\" title=\"Common Kingfisher + raj dhage\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Common Kingfisher + raj dhage\" alt=\"Common Kingfisher\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-08-mar-2014\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_7915-065a0e1c1580c346a210ec7658991c477fa6066d.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Common Kingfisher<\/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-138\" 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-138-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Peruvian Cock-of-the-Rock by Michael Tweddle <small>(19%, 121 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"wp-polls-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-polls-bar-fill\" style=\"width: 19%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Break(fast) by Ionel Onofras <small>(10%, 64 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>Harrier with Egg by Nitin Jain <small>(7%, 47 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>Taking off from a lake by Walter Baliero <small>(7%, 44 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>Mothers Pride by Exposuretours <small>(7%, 43 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>Spectacled Owl by Glenn Perrigo <small>(6%, 38 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>Black Skimmer by Herman Veenendaal <small>(6%, 36 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>Flamingos in Fuente de Piedra Natural Park, Spain by Juan Tebar <small>(6%, 36 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>Asian Paradise flycatcher by Vinayak Yardi <small>(5%, 30 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>Common Kingfisher by Raj Dhage <small>(4%, 24 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>Do not disturb! by Sheila Higginson <small>(3%, 18 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>Eagle in Tree by Calvin May <small>(3%, 18 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>Giant Wood-Rail by Jefferson Silva <small>(3%, 18 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>Ruby face by Noushka Lavril <small>(3%, 17 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>Afraid of His Own Shadow by Paamul Jack <small>(3%, 17 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>Perfect landing, West-mexican Chachalaca by Laval Roy <small>(3%, 16 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>Sounds like.. by Sadru Patel <small>(2%, 15 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>Pileated Woodpecker Dance by Terence Land <small>(2%, 14 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>Bald Eagle by Robert Strickland <small>(2%, 11 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>Lucaminc Rose Ring Parakeet by Vijayendra Desai <small>(1%, 7 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>Albino baby Howler Monkey by Freddy Madrigal <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<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>254<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_138_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"0bc1587d1d\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-138-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<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/photo-competition\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">The Next Photo Competition<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Don\u2019t delay! 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