Wildlife Promise » photo of the day http://blog.nwf.org The National Wildlife Federation's blog Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Photo of the Day: Tree Swallow Scuffle http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-tree-swallow-scuffle/ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-tree-swallow-scuffle/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 19:22:49 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=80611 Read more >]]> Tree swallows fighting over a perch. Photo by Bob Feldman. 2012 National Wildlife Photo Contest.

Tree swallows fighting over a perch. Photo by Bob Feldman. 2012 National Wildlife Photo Contest.

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]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-tree-swallow-scuffle/feed/ 0 Photo of the Day: Flight of the Green Heron http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-flight-of-the-green-heron/ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-flight-of-the-green-heron/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:42:41 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=80569 Read more >]]> Green Heron Flight

Juvenile green heron flying

Photo by Flickr member Wildlifeshoots

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]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-flight-of-the-green-heron/feed/ 0 Photo of the Day: Nuttall’s Woodpeckers http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-nuttalls-woodpeckers/ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-nuttalls-woodpeckers/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:37:49 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=80531 Read more >]]> Nuttall's Woodpecker 3, Picoides nuttallii, male and female bringing food back to the nesting cavity. Los Osos, CA

Nuttall’s woodpeckers feeding their fledgling in Los Osos, California

Photo by Donald Quintana

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]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-nuttalls-woodpeckers/feed/ 3 Photo of the Day: Unimpressed Waterbuck http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-unimpressed-waterbuck/ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-unimpressed-waterbuck/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:59:35 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=80499 Read more >]]> Waterbuck in Lake Nakuru, Kenya.

A waterbuck wading in Lake Nakuru in Kenya. Leslie Scopes Anderson writes about her photo, “This elegant animal must have wanted me to go away!” 2012 National Wildlife Photo Contest entry.

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]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-unimpressed-waterbuck/feed/ 1 Photo of the Day: Beak Wide Open http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-beak-wide-open/ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-beak-wide-open/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 20:29:03 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=80192 Read more >]]> Beak wide open

Common tern chick ready and waiting for food

Photo by Lisa Franceski

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]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2013/05/photo-of-the-day-beak-wide-open/feed/ 0 Photo of the Day: Snoozing Sea Lions http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-snoozing-sea-lions/ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-snoozing-sea-lions/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:54:37 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=79701 Read more >]]> Sea lion and pup sleeping on rocks of Galapagos Islands. Photo by Robert Miller.

Sea lion and pup sleeping on rocks of Galapagos Islands. Photo by Robert Miller.

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]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-snoozing-sea-lions/feed/ 3 Photo of the Day: Eastern Meadowlark http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-eastern-meadowlark/ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-eastern-meadowlark/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:34:07 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=79270 Read more >]]> Eastern Meadowlark

Photo by Wildlifeshoots

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]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-eastern-meadowlark/feed/ 2 Photo of the Day: Red-breasted Nuthatch http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-red-breasted-nuthatch-2/ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-red-breasted-nuthatch-2/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:49:33 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=78594 Read more >]]> Wayfarin' Stranger

Photo by Flipkeat

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]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-red-breasted-nuthatch-2/feed/ 0 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.

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]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-oxbow-bend/feed/ 2 Photo of the Day: A Little Cheetah TLC http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-a-little-cheetah-tlc/ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/04/photo-of-the-day-a-little-cheetah-tlc/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:47:12 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=78196 Read more >]]> Show Me Some Love 8283

Photo by Daniel D’Auria

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