{"id":87845,"date":"2014-08-28T18:52:19","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T16:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=87845"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:46:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:46:44","slug":"results-of-the-best-photo-of-the-week-ended-23-aug-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/results-of-the-best-photo-of-the-week-ended-23-aug-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 23 Aug 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are delighted to announce the results of our latest \u201cBest Photo of the Week\u201d Competition. First Prize is awarded to Nitin Jain for his outstanding image &#8220;Hunter&#8221;, John Jennings wins Second Prize with &#8220;Diedrick Cuckoo&#8221; and Third Prize goes to Andrew Butterfield for &#8220;Red Panda&#8221; (click on thumbnails for full scale view).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 592px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"388\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Hunter by Nitin Jaim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 591px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"439\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Diedrick Cuckoo by John Jennings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 593px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/30dab1c58ba6905672d9d8560b2955d3.webpwp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"389\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Red Panda by Andrew Butterfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5>See detailed results below:<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='ngg-image-6030' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg\" title=\"Hunter\" alttext=\"Hunter\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_0367_1200.jpg' title= 'Hunter' alt='Hunter'\/><\/a><span>Hunter<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/nitin76\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Nitin Jain<\/a><\/span><span>50 votes (11.66%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6045' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg\" title=\"Diedrick Cuckoo\" alttext=\"Diedrick Cuckoo\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_diedrick-cuckoo-5764a.jpg' title= 'Diedrick Cuckoo' alt='Diedrick Cuckoo'\/><\/a><span>Diedrick Cuckoo<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/john-jennings\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">John Jennings<\/a><\/span><span>46 votes (10.72%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6040' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/red-panda_4000.jpg\" title=\"Red Panda\" alttext=\"Red Panda\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_red-panda_4000.jpg' title= 'Red Panda' alt='Red Panda'\/><\/a><span>Red Panda<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/andrewbutterfield\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Andrew Butterfield<\/a><\/span><span>27 votes (6.29%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-6054' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/peterscantrail_bluegrosbeak1_6-30-14sig.jpg\" title=\"Blue Grosbeak\" alttext=\"Blue Grosbeak\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_peterscantrail_bluegrosbeak1_6-30-14sig.jpg' title= 'Blue Grosbeak' alt='Blue Grosbeak'\/><\/a><span>Blue Grosbeak<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/newelljo\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jodi Newell<\/a><\/span><span>24 votes (5.59%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6042' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/image.jpg\" title=\"Great Grackle Attacking Osprey \" alttext=\"Great Grackle Attacking Osprey \" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_image.jpg' title= 'Great Grackle Attacking Osprey ' alt='Great Grackle Attacking Osprey '\/><\/a><span>Great Grackle Attacking Osprey <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/paamuljack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Paamul Jack<\/a><\/span><span>24 votes (5.59%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6069' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/dsc02968.jpg\" title=\"Kiang or the Tibetan Wild Ass\" alttext=\"Kiang or the Tibetan Wild Ass\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc02968.jpg' title= 'Kiang or the Tibetan Wild Ass' alt='Kiang or the Tibetan Wild Ass'\/><\/a><span>Kiang or the Tibetan Wild Ass<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ravivaidya\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ravi Vaidyanathan<\/a><\/span><span>23 votes (5.36%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-6056' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/361.jpg\" title=\"Run Through the Jungle\" alttext=\"Run Through the Jungle\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_361.jpg' title= 'Run Through the Jungle' alt='Run Through the Jungle'\/><\/a><span>Run Through the Jungle<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/texaswildlife\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Howard Cheek<\/a><\/span><span>23 votes (5.36%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6052' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/luiperd-8.jpg\" title=\"Leopard enjoy Impala\" alttext=\"Leopard enjoy Impala\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_luiperd-8.jpg' title= 'Leopard enjoy Impala' alt='Leopard enjoy Impala'\/><\/a><span>Leopard enjoy Impala<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jantjie\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jantjie Bessenger<\/a><\/span><span>22 votes (5.13%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6033' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_8156.jpg\" title=\"Dry-leaf Mantis\" alttext=\"Dry-leaf Mantis\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_8156.jpg' title= 'Dry-leaf Mantis' alt='Dry-leaf Mantis'\/><\/a><span>Dry-leaf Mantis<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jonanature\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jonathan Serrano<\/a><\/span><span>18 votes (4.2%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-6061' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/saddle-billed-stork.jpg\" title=\"Flying in Style\" alttext=\"Flying in Style\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_saddle-billed-stork.jpg' title= 'Flying in Style' alt='Flying in Style'\/><\/a><span>Flying in Style<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/julianguerrero\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Julian Guerrero<\/a><\/span><span>18 votes (4.2%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6046' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_7193e2wr.jpg\" title=\"Sleepless in the Bushveld\" alttext=\"Sleepless in the Bushveld\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7193e2wr.jpg' title= 'Sleepless in the Bushveld' alt='Sleepless in the Bushveld'\/><\/a><span>Sleepless in the Bushveld<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/dece\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Candice Botha<\/a><\/span><span>17 votes (3.96%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6063' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/focus1.jpg\" title=\"Looking at you...\" alttext=\"Looking at you...\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_focus1.jpg' title= 'Looking at you...' alt='Looking at you...'\/><\/a><span>Looking at you...<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/anne-marie-rossouw\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Anne-Marie Rossouw<\/a><\/span><span>16 votes (3.73%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-6055' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/blue-2-min.jpg\" title=\"Blue-2-min\" alttext=\"Blue-2-min\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_blue-2-min.jpg' title= 'Blue-2-min' alt='Blue-2-min'\/><\/a><span>Blue-2-min<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/pnairz\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Pradeep Nair<\/a><\/span><span>16 votes (3.73%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6053' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/_kii2378_faa.jpg\" title=\"Purple-throated Woodstar\" alttext=\"Purple-throated Woodstar\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs__kii2378_faa.jpg' title= 'Purple-throated Woodstar' alt='Purple-throated Woodstar'\/><\/a><span>Purple-throated Woodstar<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jeluba\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jean-Luc Baron<\/a><\/span><span>13 votes (3.03%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6028' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/great_crested_grebe_02.jpg\" title=\"A Fishing Lesson\" alttext=\"A Fishing Lesson\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_great_crested_grebe_02.jpg' title= 'A Fishing Lesson' alt='A Fishing Lesson'\/><\/a><span>A Fishing Lesson<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ken-billington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ken Billington<\/a><\/span><span>10 votes (2.33%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-6062' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/velvet-mites-3000.jpg\" title=\"Velvet Mites\" alttext=\"Velvet Mites\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_velvet-mites-3000.jpg' title= 'Velvet Mites' alt='Velvet Mites'\/><\/a><span>Velvet Mites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/rioselva\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Glenn Perrigo<\/a><\/span><span>10 votes (2.33%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-5897' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/000_2.jpg\" title=\"Pelicans\" alttext=\"Pelicans\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_000_2.jpg' title= 'Pelicans' alt='Pelicans'\/><\/a><span>Pelicans<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/somil\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Somil Makadia<\/a><\/span><span>10 votes (2.33%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6031' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/20140703_jl_81263_1200.jpg\" title=\"Puffin\" alttext=\"Puffin\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_20140703_jl_81263_1200.jpg' title= 'Puffin' alt='Puffin'\/><\/a><span>Puffin<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/jonaslandolt\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Jonas Landolt<\/a><\/span><span>10 votes (2.33%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-6071' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_6466-1.jpg\" title=\"Plain Prinia Nesting Material\" alttext=\"Plain Prinia Nesting Material\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_6466-1.jpg' title= 'Plain Prinia Nesting Material' alt='Plain Prinia Nesting Material'\/><\/a><span>Plain Prinia Nesting Material<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/karunakanth\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Karunakanth Bathula<\/a><\/span><span>9 votes (2.1%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6059' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/whidbey08.jpg\" title=\"Seagull at Ivar\u2019s\" alttext=\"Seagull at Ivar\u2019s\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_whidbey08.jpg' title= 'Seagull at Ivar\u2019s' alt='Seagull at Ivar\u2019s'\/><\/a><span>Seagull at Ivar\u2019s<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/afaelnar\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Art Faelnar<\/a><\/span><span>9 votes (2.1%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6043' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/pts-20140808-00497.jpg\" title=\"Dutch King Fisher\" alttext=\"Dutch King Fisher\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_pts-20140808-00497.jpg' title= 'Dutch King Fisher' alt='Dutch King Fisher'\/><\/a><span>Dutch King Fisher<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/tsmit\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Tom Smit<\/a><\/span><span>9 votes (2.1%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-5976' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/dsc_4649.jpg\" title=\"The Verditer.......\" alttext=\"The Verditer.......\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_4649.jpg' title= 'The Verditer.......' alt='The Verditer.......'\/><\/a><span>The Verditer.......<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/pranesh\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Pranesh Kodancha<\/a><\/span><span>6 votes (1.4%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6067' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/_mg_0242-nile-crocodile-chobe-river-7th-aug-14.jpg\" title=\"Nile Crocodile\" alttext=\"Nile Crocodile\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs__mg_0242-nile-crocodile-chobe-river-7th-aug-14.jpg' title= 'Nile Crocodile' alt='Nile Crocodile'\/><\/a><span>Nile Crocodile<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/robinchat\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Dave Richards<\/a><\/span><span>5 votes (1.17%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6058' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/butterfly.jpg\" title=\"Butterfly\" alttext=\"Butterfly\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_butterfly.jpg' title= 'Butterfly' alt='Butterfly'\/><\/a><span>Butterfly<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/pennylapsley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Penny Lapsley<\/a><\/span><span>5 votes (1.17%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'><div id='ngg-image-6035' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/little-egret.jpg\" title=\"Little Egret\" alttext=\"Little Egret\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_little-egret.jpg' title= 'Little Egret' alt='Little Egret'\/><\/a><span>Little Egret<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ghosh-dwaipayan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ghosh Dwaipayan<\/a><\/span><span>5 votes (1.17%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id='ngg-image-6037' class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33'><div class='ngg-gallery-thumbnail'><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_2031ng.jpg\" title=\"Yellow Wagtails\" alttext=\"Yellow Wagtails\" class=\"shutterset_set_553\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img src='https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_2031ng.jpg' title= 'Yellow Wagtails' alt='Yellow Wagtails'\/><\/a><span>Yellow Wagtails<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wildfocus\/members-gallery\/name\/ragoorao\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ragoo Rao<\/a><\/span><span>4 votes (0.93%)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br class='nggvote-clear'>\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve seen the results:<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/photo-competition\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Submit your Photo for the Next Competition<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Don\u2019t delay! Do it today.<\/p>\n<p>Conditions of Entry<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have read and agree to the Terms of Service<\/li>\n<li>You confirm that the photo copyright belongs to you.<\/li>\n<li>The photo title and descriptive fields must be completed.<\/li>\n<li>Photos of pets, captive or domestic animals are not allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Photos not in accordance with conditions of use may be excluded.<\/li>\n<li>Winning photos will also be featured on our blog\u2019s rotating banner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are delighted to announce the results of our latest \u201cBest Photo of the Week\u201d Competition. First Prize is awarded to Nitin Jain for his outstanding image &#8220;Hunter&#8221;, John Jennings wins Second Prize with &#8220;Diedrick Cuckoo&#8221; and Third Prize goes to Andrew Butterfield for &#8220;Red Panda&#8221; (click on thumbnails for full scale view). See detailed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1178,"featured_media":2195812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/best-photo-of-the-week-competition-23-aug-2014_1\/img_0367_1200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3173,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-competitions","category-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2195812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}