Wildlife Promise » landscape http://blog.nwf.org The National Wildlife Federation's blog Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:31:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Photo of the Day: Oxbow Bend http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-oxbow-bend/ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-oxbow-bend/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:05:18 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=78341 Read more >]]> Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton National Park

Mt. Moran at Oxbox Bend in Grand Teton National Park. Photo by Dawn Wilson.

This Photo of the Day was donated by a participant in the annual National Wildlife Photo Contest. See more photos or sign up for the 43rd Annual National Wildlife Photo Contest.
]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-oxbow-bend/feed/ 2 2013 National Wildlife Photo Contest Is Now Open! http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/2013-national-wildlife-photo-contest-is-now-open/ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/2013-national-wildlife-photo-contest-is-now-open/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:54:16 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=77867 Read more >]]> Our annual photo contest started on April 1st and we’re excited for the entries to start rolling in from around the world from wildlife enthusiasts just like you. Every year, we’re humbled and impressed by the wildlife photographs entered in the contest. Take a look at some of the images that received Honorable Mentions in last year’s photo competition and find out how to enter the contest below:

Southern elephant seal pups, South Georgia Island

Two southern elephant seal pups on a South Georgia Island beach. Photo by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott.

 

Panther chameleon snagging prey

A panther chameleon snags prey with its tongue in Andasibe, Madagascar. Photo by Simone Sbaraglia.

 

Humpback whale cow with her calf

A humpback whale mother with her calf in the southern Pacific Ocean. Photo by Mazdak Radjainia.

 

Sunset over Delicate Arch, Arches National Park

Sunset over Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. Photo by Durand Johnson.

 

Orchard orb weaver spider

An orchard orb weaver spider on its web in Pennsylvania. Photo by Carolyn Derstine.

 

Prairie dog and bull snake

A prairie dog escapes a bull snake’s strike in Lake Pueblo State Park. Photo by Ronald Drummond.

 

Red tajinaste and the Milky Way

Red tajinaste under the Milky Way. Photo by Francisco Mingorance.

 

Polar bear cubs and mother, Wapuski National Park, Canada

Two polar bear cubs try to wake up their sleeping mother in Wapuski National Park (Canada). Photo by Christine Haines. 

We can’t wait to see the photos you’ve got in store for us this year! Not only is the National Wildlife Photo Contest a lot of fun, it also helps raise awareness and fund our mission to protect wildlife and wild places. Come join us — enter your photos for a chance to win great prizes and publication in our award winning magazine. And don’t forget to come back and vote for your favorites! You can view this year’s entries here.

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Photo by Gary Fua

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Photo by Gary Fua

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Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
Stevens, Pennsylvania

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Bighorn sheep in Badlands National Park

 
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David Welling was up very early, photographing Point Imperial in Grand Canyon National Park, when a thunderstorm came rolling through. “This is what everyone that slept in missed that morning,” David writes.
2011 National Wildlife Photo Contest entry.

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Falls on the South Chagrin Reservation, Ohio

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Pine Glades Lake, Everglades National Park

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