Paula Taylor USA 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement Wildlife Amateur "I See You" This beautiful flamingo was so peaceful but had a watchful eye on who was around.

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Nancy Zavisch USA 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence Wildlife Amateur "Snacking at the Grand Canyon" He found the nuts and I found him!

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Partha Roy Singapore 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction Wildlife Amateur "Dancing For Her Love" Dancing For Her Love

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Rupert Horst Portugaller Austria Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "A Hard Day"

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Michael Pachis USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "The Tie That Binds" Sumatran Orangutan mother and son

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Edward Mann USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Watcher" Lion watches a herd of approaching wildebeest from the other side of the water hole.

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Jamie Johnston USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Camera Shy" A young bear shyly checks out my camera before scooting down the tree.

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Xavier Mas Ferra Spain Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Protection" A juvenile fish seeks protection in a jellyfish.

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Jessica Margo USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Catch of the Day" Patience paid off for this Pelican as the Fisherman shares a tasty treat. Kure Beach Pier, NC. December 2022

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Susan Langer USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "On the hunt"

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Sven Thamm Germany Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Robin in the snow" In the middle of the snowstorm I was lucky enough to photograph a robin that seemed to take the weather as it came with calm and serenity.

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Frances Swirsky USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Purple Gallinule Balancing Act" Graceful & Colorful bird - Balancing (as we must do in life!)

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Matthew S. Brown USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Cubs in the Mist" Cubs in the mist - Katmai, Alaska

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Zita Quentin USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Circle of Love" The puma family previously feasted on a guanaco. Mom called her son and daughter for some grooming after the feast. It was beautiful how they took care of each other and how interconnected they were.

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Sue Ratcliffe Canada Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Wolf Pack" Captivated

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Bill Klipp USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Elephants Crossing River" As we were boating on Botswana's Linyanti River we spotted some Elephants in the distance gathering at water's edge. So we zipped over there and got out ahead of them as they crossed the deep water.

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Magali Chesnel France Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Pink on Pink" Flamigos flying above a pink saline in the south of France. Oct2023

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Doug Testa USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Out for a Swim" Swarm of jelly fish observed in an aquarium exhibit.

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Peter Hergesheimer USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Goin' For It" Timing is everything for these Chinstrap penguins returning to sea at Cierva Cove, Antarctica.

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Alfonso de Cruz Barrios Spain Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur " Baboon family: Family portrait"

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Julio Lucas USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Amongst Sea Turtles - Aqua Ballet" Sea turtles and divers in an underwater waltz around a sunken relic.

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David Mediavilla Spain Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "ABEJAS GEMELAS" "La simetría perfecta de dos abejas en armoniosa unión. Estas incansables trabajadoras se unen en una danza de precisión, demostrando la belleza de la simetría en la naturaleza.

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Sheryl Falkos USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Wild Scarlet Macaws Watching Me" On the side of the road in Costa Rica there is a place to stop and see wild scarlet macaws. It was really wonderful to see them in their preferred habitat

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Peter Hergesheimer USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Amateur "Inversion" Bald Eagle, Sitka Alaska

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Adrian Per Romania Nominee Wildlife Amateur "I was in the Stunning Desert Wady Rum " Jordan , 7 days my travel there , 1 month ago . I visited really Amazing places

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Angelo Brancaccio Italy Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Bucolic" Colombarolo, Italy, 2023. A sheepdog and its flock between mist and sun in a winter Padan plain.

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Anne Dignam USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Touchdown"

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Arthur Jacoby USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Do You Love Me" Blue Herons at Wakodahatchee Water Preserve, Delray Beach, FL

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Arthur Jacoby USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "I am available" Great White Egret, Wakodahatchee Water Preserve, Delray Beach, FL

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Bill Klipp USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Hippo Charge" We were reminded of that unpredictability recently while photographing a lone Hippo in a relatively small pool of water when the Hippo took issue with our presence and violently attacked our Land Crui

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Bob Neiman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Horses South Icelandic Plain 1584" Horses South Icelandic Plain 1584

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Bob Neiman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Scoresby Sound 3696" Scoresby Sound 3696

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Brian Jones Australia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Rufous-crested Coquette" Rufous-crested Coquette

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Bruce Gelvin USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Jaguar Stalking" The eyes have it!

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Bruce Gelvin USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Leopard Waiting" He sees you and past you !

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Bruce Gelvin USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Father and Son" Lessons of life to be learned

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Bruce Fraser Australia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Flying Home" Sunset, Western Australia

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Carol Zulman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Nestling"

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Carol Zulman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Eyes Have It"

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Carol Smokler USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Baby Lamb " In the barn at Hancock Shaker Village

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Carolyn Shoop USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Proud As A" If you've got it, flaunt it.

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Catherine Page Canada Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Protected by Mother" A baboon protects her baby while it rains in Lake Nakuru, Kenya

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Cecilie Stuedal Norway Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Mars Deer" A reindeer runs through the powdery snow towards the rising sun.

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Charles Farlow USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Autumn Monarch" A large monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) basks in the late-season sun. The photograph was taken in natural light and is minimally processed.

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Charles Mifsud Malta Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Spider Sunset" A spider captured at Sunset

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Cindy Poulin Canada Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Mosquito Repellant"

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Danny Valk Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Honduran white bats" Picture shot during a trip through Costa Rica.

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Dave Cohen USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Shape Shifting"

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David Mediavilla Spain Nominee Wildlife Amateur "NATURALEZA ALADA" Sus alas vibrantes y etéreas capturan la luz del sol, creando un contraste asombroso con el fondo de hojas frescas y vibrantes.

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Deb Tatonetti USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "With Love"

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Diane Gelvin USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Taking Off" I was startled by the forceful thrust of the Egrets wings as it took off

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Donald Wilson USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Bison and Purple Mountain Majesty" In Montana four Bison appear oblivious to the beauty of the mountains behind them.

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Donald Wilson USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Elephants Consult" In eastern Kenya four elephants appear to be consulting on an important topic.

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Donald Wilson USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Mother and Child in White" An attentive polar bear mom keeps a close eye on her cub.

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Edward Mann USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Land of the giants" The Mashatu trees dwarf even the elephants in the Land of The Giants

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Edward Mann USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Menu items" Theleopard begins the hunt by looking over the terrain for the evening'menu

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Edward Mann USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Male call" Pride moving away from territory invading males. Pride males were patrolling somewhere else.

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Eric Feder USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Bull Elk in Sprague Lake"

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Felice Willat USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Caddo Lake Great Blue Heron"

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Franck Rouzes France Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Top gun" Watch out she's coming

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Frank Proost Luxembourg Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Out of the Blue" Dolphin separated from his group flying over the water surface. The luckiest shot of my life.

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Gail Karlsson USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Enchanted Pond" A scarlet ibis and a deer briefly shared the morning light in a tropical wetland

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Gary Levy USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Calamari" Squid

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Geert Tilmans Belgium Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Young wolf at sunrise" A nearly 5 months old young Belgian wolf hunting mice at sunrise

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Gil Quintana USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Puma Family Playtime" The male kitten wants to play with his sister and mom.

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Giovanni Sonsini Italy Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Watcging the prey" Photo taken in Masai Mara National Park - Kenya

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Harry Zimmerman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Emperor of Antarctica" Emperor Penguin standing in solitude on an ice flow down in Antarctica

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Harvey Silber USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "At Rest"

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Hennie Kempen Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Arctic Fox" Looked very much like a dog, also the way he/she rummaged around

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Ian Shand New Zealand Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Penguin love" We often look for emotions in animals similar to humans. These penguins preening, probably to remove pests, seem to display a sense of affection. Penguin rehabilitation center, Dunedin New Zealand

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Jack Weingarten USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Southern Yellow Billed Hornbill" Southern Yellow Billed Hornbill-South Africa

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James Meldrum USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Shokaku"

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James Hayman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Llama, Machu Picchu, 2017"

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James Woodward USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" A Snail carrying another snail on his shell

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Jamie Johnston USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Newly Hatched Pelican Chicks" Pelican chicks initially are very clumsy, getting used to their large web feet. Parents nest in remote locations to protect them from predators. It's rare to see the young chicks.

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Janis Ehlers USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Birds" Inspired by Hitchcock

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Jeff Lucas Canada Nominee Wildlife Amateur "European Starling" A European Starling playing with other European Starlings above an electrical wire and was captured just before landing.

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Jill Snyder USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Hanging Around" 'Flying Foxes' in Adelaide Botanic Gardens

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Joerg Hoffmann Germany Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Dead Hen Weighing" Two hens sitting at scales in a souk in Marrakech, Morocco

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Judy Nussenblatt USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Bold and Beautiful"

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Julio Lucas USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Gentle Giant's Bow" Blue Whale's tail graces the surface under somber skies.

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Kamil Jureczko Australia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Prickly Secret" Nature's intricate allure captured in the mesmerizing form of a Banded Sea Urchin, revealing its delicately structured anal sac and formidable spikes.

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Kanji Imai Japan Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Spring Festival" Japanese Stream Toad spawns in early spring in a place on Japan's mountainous Kii Peninsula. Many males fight over the females, and only the winners cling to the backs of the females and begin to lay

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Kerry Maxwell USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Smoke Trees"

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Kylo-Patrick Hart USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Placid" Captures the peacefulness of wildlife casually exploring their breathtaking natural habitat.

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Larry Bean USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "A Disney Moment" Clearlake, California

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Lawrence Russ USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Home Furnishings" Osprey family life

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Lee Grossman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Anchovies"

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Leif Sohlman Sweden Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Waterway to Fairy Land " Duckling expierences the world in creek of city Enkoeping (Enkoping) Sweden. Camera Canon EOS R5. Lence Canon 100-400 mm

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Leila Sullivan USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Red Rock Crab" Sullivan-Leila_redrockcrab.jpg

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Leslie Goldman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Beatle juice" Amorous Japanese Beatles on Purple Cone Flower, Greenspring Valley, 2023

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Liz Hardley New Zealand Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Monitor Lizards Fighting"

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Marion Rodgers Australia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Gracefull Treefrog" Something as simple as a tiny frog on a flower is wildly beautiful. The “why” is the unmaking of man-made preconceived ideas.

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Matthew S. Brown USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Shell Game" The Shell Game

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Michael Rausch USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Yellow Throat Warbler" Searching for bugs to take back to the nest.

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Michael Knapstein USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Golden Crane" A Whooping Crane in a golden pond near Baraboo Wisconsin, USA.

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Michael Pachis USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Hang On" Green Heron in the morning

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Michel Groleau Canada Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Immensity" The deep silence found in Antarctica, combined with the immensity and purity of the place, has no equal anywhere else on Earth. Its value for the planet is inestimable.

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Mik Rossi Italy Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Grizzly mum and cubs" May is the epoch for grizzly bears to come out of hybernation (more exactly torpor) and look for food. This mum and her two cubs are peacefully walking around in Yellowstone park.

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Nestor Novo USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Peek-A-Who" Peek-A-Who

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Nestor Novo USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Mr. Iguana" Mr. Iguana

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Pamela Powell USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Tools of a Predator" Close up of talons of Common Raven.

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Patricia Schnepf USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Rabbit in the Garden" I am fond of most creatures that roam free. I was delighted to see this friendly rabbit in a nearby garden as it was venturing to its warren or next patch of tasty leaves.

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Patricia Bauchman USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Bobcat striding out in deep snow" A bobcat moves through deep snow in Yellowstone Park in the winter.

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Paul Blieden USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Cedar Waxwing with Berries" I was walking around the South Coast Botanical Gardens in Palos Verdes, California.First I noticed the red berries then noticed a flock of birds who saw the same red berries and voila the image !!

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Paula Taylor USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Looking for Love" Great Egret was doing its mating dance at Wakodahatchee Reserve in Florida

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Peter Hergesheimer USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Hidden Danger" California moray eel peering out from its liar.

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Peter Hergesheimer USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Predicament" This great egret is maneuvering the lizard for the swallow while the lizard is hanging on to the piece of wood as if its life depended upon it.

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Peter Voss Germany Nominee Wildlife Amateur "A beauty in the bush!" Madagascar

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Peter Voss Germany Nominee Wildlife Amateur "'My portrait!'" Madagascar

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Poul Helt Denmark Nominee Wildlife Amateur "I love it."

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Pratibha Reddy USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Light Catcher"

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Rebecca Waters USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "You Looking at Me?" A female Orangutan at the Tanjung Puting Rehab Center Indonesia. 2023

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Robert Davis USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Red nosed Mandrill" Thoughtful Mandrill

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Rupert Horst Portugaller Austria Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Tussling for The Grape"

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Ruth Ball Canada Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Moth"

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Ruth Gilmore USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Welcome the Light"

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Sara Blumberg USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "The Three Amigos"

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Sheryl Falkos USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Mating Dance of Egrets" I was so happy, and lucky, to catch these Egrets during their mating ritual. It was beautiful! Costa Rica

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Shlomo Nezer USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Finch on Her Perch" A Gouldian Finch - Florida

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Steve Majsak USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Camera Shy" Ducking From the Paparazzi

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Sven Thamm Germany Nominee Wildlife Amateur "November Mood" The bearded tit has the upcoming winter already in the focus on this November day. Or is it dreaming of last summer?

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Tailai OBrien Australia Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Fairy Wren" Fairy Wren in full breeding colour and vigour

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Tanya Raj India Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Prancing Pony" A pony trots across a narrow strip of land at Song-Köl

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Will Weitong Mu USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Love Tiangle" An extraoedinary rare monment: A male lion engaging with two lionesses at mating scene, showcasing the intericate dynamics of lion pride behavior.

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Wolfgang Autexier France Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Run or always regret" He's beautiful, isn't he? But... Look him in the eyes. How do you perceive it ? Ask yourself no more questions. Run, or always reget!

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Wolfgang Moeller Germany Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Cheetah brothers on the hunt"

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Xavier Mas Ferra Spain Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Attack" A jellyfish catches a fish.

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Zita Quentin USA Nominee Wildlife Amateur "Lion Cub Fun" The lion cubs started to play after being fed. It was wonderful to observer their playfulness during the golden hour. The photo was taken in the Naboisho Conservancy in the Maasai Mara, Kenya.

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