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Lynne Wilde USA 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement Wildlife Amateur "African Spoonbill" Golden Hour silhouette |
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Gian Luigi Fornari Lanzetti Italy 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence Wildlife Amateur "Grazing" Closeup of a grazing zebra (Tsavo NP, Kenya). It is not unusual to spot some animals colored orange/red because of the soil of this park. |
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Stefano Coltelli Italy 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction Wildlife Amateur "Butterfly (2)" |
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Peter Voss Germany Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Happy Elephants" Myanmar, Bago Division, Elephant Camp |
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Christian Meermann Germany Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Saying Goodbye to Harambe" Portrait of a gorilla in all its soul searching humanity. |
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Bill Klipp USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Orca Attack" Orca intentionally stranding to catch Southrrn Sea Lions |
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Tiffanie Ragasa USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Patient" |
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Kirill Dorofeev Russia Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Jumping to the River" Big migration. The baby wildebeest is jumping to the Mara river. Picture shot in Kenya. |
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Alfonso de Cruz Barrios Spain Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Lovingly" Lovingly |
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Gian Luigi Fornari Lanzetti Italy Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Beyond the Tusks" Elephants are running out of space and time. We must urgently stop the senseless poaching and consumer demand for ivory. Without elephants, just what kind of world would it be? (Tsavo NP, Kenya) |
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Thomas Kokta USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Animal Portrait (2)" Harp seal pup portrait |
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Edwin Loyola Philippines Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Together" |
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Bill Klipp USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "You Looking at Me?" Crowned Crane staredown |
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Xavier Mas Ferra Spain Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Octopus" An octopus swimming near a seagrass in Ibiza. |
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Barbara Leven USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "River Frog" |
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Eduardo Fujii USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Feathered Portrait N.1" |
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Dmitry Arkhipov Russia Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Parenthood" There is a huge kings pinguin colony in South Georgia. |
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Gian Luigi Fornari Lanzetti Italy Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Rhapsody in Blue" A magnificent leopard in hunting attitude in the tall grass (Serengeti,Tanzania). The delicacy of the blue flowers contrasting with the predator look of the animal adds something unique to this image. |
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Bill Klipp USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Hanging On!" A group of Sally Light Foot Crabs locked down on the lava rocks as waves wash in. |
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Michael Knapstein USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Great Blue Heron" A Great Blue Heron is successful at spear fishing |
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Christian Meermann Germany Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Orang Utan" Portrait of an Orang Utan in all its fragile humanity. |
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Addor Yvan Switzerland Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Last Flight" A sea eagle catches a puffin in the norwegian sea |
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Alfonso de Cruz Barrios Spain Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Miradas" Miradas |
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Alfonso de Cruz Barrios Spain Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Spark of Life" Spark of life |
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Amy Siqveland USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Endangered Wild Sifaka and Baby" This pic is part of a larger research project about the endangered species in Madagascar.The forest where these animals live is being burned down.(10% left) Trying to raise awareness thru photography. |
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Andrew Dickman Australia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Whale of a Time" |
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Ann Thering USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Purple Mist and Butterfly" A Bordered Patch Butterfly nectars from mist flower at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas. |
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Annette Ruzicka Australia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Pucker Up" An Australian bearded dragon puckers up for it's visitors in the arid lands of South Australia |
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Annette Ruzicka Australia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Waking Brolga" The brolga, otherwise known as an Australian crane is a majestic lyrical animal - it's also threatened with extinction due to habitat loss |
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BD Richardson USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Swimmer" |
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Beatrice Yoder-Leyba USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Grey Crowned Crane" This bird struck me as one of the most beautiful birds full of elegance, grace and pride. |
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Bencai Gong USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Mom Comes Back" taken in USA |
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Bencai Gong USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Disagree" taken in Peru |
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Bencai Gong USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "What's Up?" taken in Peru |
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Bernard Werner USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Elegance Amongst the Ruins" |
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Bernard Werner USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Out For A Stroll (1)" |
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Bill Klipp USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Caught!" Little Bee Eater just caught a moth and is about to eat it. |
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Bill Klipp USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Plunge" Brown Pelican plunging for food off the beach in Varadero Cuba |
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Bob Neiman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Moose, Maligne Lake 2658" Moose Maligne Lake 2658 |
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Bob Neiman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Mountain Goat, Hurricane Ridge 3696" Mountain Goat Hurricane Ridge 3696 |
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Brian Jones Australia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Bowerbird Display" Satin Bowerbird Display |
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Brian Jones Australia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Riflebird" Victoria's Riflebird Display |
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Brian Jones Australia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Black-crowned Night-heron With Catfish" Black-crowned Night-heron With Catfish, Malaysia |
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Brian Finger USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Blue Heron 30 Sec Night Stalk" |
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Carla Maloco UK Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Great Grebe" Taken in Lancashire England |
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Carla Maloco UK Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Down By The Watering Hole" A Field/Wood Mouse in my garden in Lancashire England |
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Carlos Cabral Portugal Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Hierarchy" |
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Carolyn Knorr USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Sunset Flight" Sandhill Cranes flying into the sunset. |
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Carolyn Knorr USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Sitting Pretty" Robin sitting on a log in the wetlands. |
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Christine Borg Malta Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Food Tossed by Humans" I should eat fruit from trees not bread tossed by humans |
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Claudio Bonaccorsi Italy Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Scream Gull" |
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Dalia Fichmann Switzerland Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Motherhood" The little brown bear baby makes his first climbing attempt under mother's eyes. |
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Dalia Fichmann Switzerland Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Screaming" sreaming bald eagle |
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Danny Valk Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Monkey in Old Ruine, Bundi, India" Picture shot during a trip through India and Nepal. |
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David Poplawski USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Flamingo's Reflect" |
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Dieter Schweizer Germany Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Discussion at the Bird Cliffs" It seems two Puffins have a Discussion at the Bird Cliffs of Látrabjarg in the Western Fjords of Iceland |
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Dmitry Arkhipov Russia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Who are you?" South Georgia |
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Don Holman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Watching You" |
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Douglas Killourie USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Butterfly (1)" |
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Douglas Killourie USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Mandarin Duck" An unexpected visitor to Tempe Town Lake, Arizona. |
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Douglas Killourie USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Underwater" A very entertaining Great Egret on the Salt River, Arizona. |
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Douglas Killourie USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Wet Owl" Great Horned Owl preening after a rain storm at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. |
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Douglas Killourie USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Wild Horses" Salt River, Arizona. |
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Erik Fremstad USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Sunrise at Dragonfly Pond" A male trumpeter swan spreads it's wings in the amber light of autumn, while the Pen (female) watches over their cygnets. |
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Gian Luigi Fornari Lanzetti Italy Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Mum, Just a Kiss, Please!" An adorable lion cub wishing a few cuddles from his mum (Serengeti NP, Tanzania). |
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Gian Luigi Fornari Lanzetti Italy Nominee Wildlife Amateur "His Majesty, the King" Portrait of a magnificent adult lion (Serengeti, Tanzania). |
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Gillian Marshall USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Royal Bengal Tiger, Bandhavgarh, India" I was on safari in India. We had stopped on the trail, sensing we were not alone. No, indeed! This majestic beast emerged from the jungle and sat, looking at us. An unforgettable and rare sighting! |
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Grace Ho Malaysia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Love (1)" I saw this touching moment called "Love" when i on the way travelled to my next destination at Bali. |
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Hendrik Kotze Namibia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Quenching Thirst" 3 elephants to the left ...and 3 elephants to the right drinking at a waterhole. Etosha, Namibia, Africa |
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Hendrik Kotze Namibia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Under A Cloud" An elephant taking a dust bath in Etosha, Namibia, Africa, creating its own cloud, and shade from the heat of the late afternoon sun. |
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Hendrik Kotze Namibia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Alert Hunter" A young male lion rests in the shade, etched against the scorching heat of the African sun. Etosha, Namibia, Africa |
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Hennie Kempen Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Having Fun" Dolphins are the most playful animals I have seen. |
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Hennie Kempen Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Amateur "My House is my Castle" Slow is beautiful! |
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Howard Ehrlich USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Looking for Food" Japanese Gardens |
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Ian Shand New Zealand Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Master of All He Surveys" Etosha Pan, Namibia. Pale Chanting Goshawk displaying the majestic arrogance of the bird of prey |
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Ian Shand New Zealand Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Brothers" Etosha Pan, Namibia. Part of a large male herd two Impala share a moment |
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Jill Snyder USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Solo" Solo, alone, frozen in the wilderness. Yellowstone National Park |
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Jill Snyder USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Journey" A dazzle of zebra heading toward the next destination |
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Jill Snyder USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Refreshment" Mum and cubs - Moremi Game Reserve Botswana |
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Karl Franger Canada Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Pasturelands" the dry pasturelands, Qinghai, Tibet |
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Kirill Dorofeev Russia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Chatterers" This are birds which call marabou. The picture shot in Kenya. |
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Kirill Dorofeev Russia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Big Migration" Big migration. The herd wildebeest is crossing to the Mara river. Picture shot in Kenya. |
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Kirill Dorofeev Russia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The First Meeting" This is male and female of Indian tigers. They have first meeting before their wedding. |
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Larry Colby USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Getting Mom's Attention" Getting mom's attention, Pilanesberg, South Africa |
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Larry Colby USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Out for a Stroll (2)" 3 flamingos strolling in Namibian waters |
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Lea Foster USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Assassin Always Wins" An Assassin Fly with its prey (small bee species) |
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Lee Grossman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Dunlins" |
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Linda Cutche New Zealand Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Natures Harmony" |
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Louisa Paez Michelin Colombia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Black Browed Albatross" Painted by nature |
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Luciano Leuzzi Italy Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Approaching" Kenya - Masai Mara |
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Luciano Leuzzi Italy Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Lunch" Svalbard - Norway |
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Lynne Wilde USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Stare" Taken in the Kruger National Park, this photo tells the story of a male lion who bears the scars of many interactions with other males and lionesses. |
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Lynne Wilde USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Spare Ribs on the Move" Spotted Hyena Kruger National Park south Africa |
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Maria Fancello Italy Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Family Harmony" A monkey baby finds ripair under his mother chest and his father overseas his family -Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan |
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Mary Beth Jarrosak USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Bluebird on Cattail" |
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Mary Beth Jarrosak USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Cardinal on Dogwood" |
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Mary Beth Jarrosak USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Peek A Boo Kit" Fox kit |
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menghan hsu Taiwan Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Landing " |
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Michael Pachis USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Otter and Reflection" Asian Small Clawed Otter |
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Michael Pachis USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Which Way Did He Go" Great Egrets |
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Michael Knapstein USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Arctic Wolf" An arctic wolf defends its turf |
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Norman Robbins USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Catnap" Taking it easy in Boston |
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Petra Theilemann Germany Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Wolfdogs with their Crab" wolfdog siblings, an acidic yellow crab and the perfect moment. Maybe i should mention casually: the latex crab survived this very special occasion and lived happily ever after.... |
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PoHua Lin Taiwan Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Mother's Love" A mother ' s love never changes. |
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Porus Khareghat India Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Cock" WILD JUNGLE COCK |
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raffaella castagnoli Italy Nominee Wildlife Amateur "I Believe I Can Fly" nothing gives me more of a sense of freedom than watching a free horse galloping in the fields |
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Sandra Uittenbogaart Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Starlings in Tree" Flock of starlings landing in a tree |
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Scott Covrett USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Green Lacewing" a green bug on green paint. Cool! The blue door trim reminds me of a Rothko painting. |
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Shankar Subramanian India Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Grey Headed Fishing Eagle " Grey Headed Fishing Eagle from the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, India . The raptor had caught a very big fish and was struggling to lift it off the ground giving me a photo-op |
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Silvano Caliaro Switzerland Nominee Wildlife Amateur "With my Mom" |
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Sonal Shah USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Look What I Caught" Galu Beach, Kenya |
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Stefano Ravera Italy Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Assassin Bug " Assassin bug (Rhinocoris iracundus) |
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Stelios Karatheodorou Greece Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Flying Forms" Lake Kastoria |
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Steven Greenbaum USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Secret" Conversation Between Rheas |
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Steven Greenbaum USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Deer (1)" Crossing The Road |
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Sue Ratcliffe Canada Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Morning Mist" |
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Sue Ratcliffe Canada Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Rising" |
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Susan Perry USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Nice Camera!" |
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Susan Perry USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Dare To Be Different" |
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Susan Beever USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Roseate Spoonbill Peace" Roseate Spoonbill At Laguna Atascosa, Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Texas |
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Suzan Mandla Canada Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Lift Off" A crow lifting off during a windy winter snowstorm. |
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Thomas Kokta USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Animal Portrait (1)" A grizzly bear mom and cub "poses" |
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Thomas Kokta USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Monkey Ball" Snow monkeys huddle on a cold winter day, Shodoshima Island, Japan |
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Thomas Kokta USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "King Penguin Gathering" Thousands of king penguins gather on South Georgia Island |
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Thomas Kokta USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Polar Bear Cubs" Playful polar bear cubs, Northern Canada |
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Thomas Kokta USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "White Shark Hunt" A great white shark breaches and tosses a seal into the air, South Africa |
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Tilly Meijer Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Jelly Fish" |
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Tilly Meijer Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Happy Horse" |
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Tilly Meijer Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Hummingbird" |
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Viveca Venegas Puerto Rico Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Performing" |
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Viveca Venegas Puerto Rico Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Hidden Peacock" |
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Wayne Thornbrough USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Crowded View" Icelandic horses looking at the horizon |
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Wayne Thornbrough USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Calm Stalker" A quiet day in Waldoboro Maine |
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Wayne Thornbrough USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Sheep at Moonrise" Taken on the Pembrookshire Trail in Wales |
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Xavier Mas Ferra Spain Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Jellyfish (1)" A jellyfish near the shore in Ibiza. |