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Darting Movement Darting Movement
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White Ibis Beak Blade White Ibis Beak Blade
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Painting in the Sky Painting in the Sky
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Keen Sight Keen Sight
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Warm Blanket Warm Blanket
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Moon Moment Moon Moment
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Beak Reprimand Beak Reprimand
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Lily of the Nile Lily of the Nile
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Airborne Airborne
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Hurricane Irma Survivors Hurricane Irma Survivors
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Hanging Out Hanging Out
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Downward Curved Wings Downward Curved Wings
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Plant Activity Plant Activity
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Color Range Color Range
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Double Precision Double Precision
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Landing Pad Landing Pad
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Great Egret Assembly Great Egret Assembly
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Eyespot Intimidation Eyespot Intimidation
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Tree Stump Treasures Tree Stump Treasures
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Pollen Basket Pollen Basket
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Lookout Post Lookout Post
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Feather Praise Feather Praise
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Aquatic Bloom Aquatic Bloom
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Right Destination? Right Destination?
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Into Pink
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Emotional Bliss
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Decorative Design
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King of Butterflies
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Vertical Hold
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Encased in Symmetry
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Gatherer
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Yellow Flare
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The “King”
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Food Collector
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Full Wing Spread
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Enchanted Beauty
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Purple Glimmer
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Target Sighted
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A Green View
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Spoon- Fed
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Critical Pollinator
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Ability to Hover
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Stealth Approach
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Nonstop Eater
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Star Pose
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A Gentle Kiss
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Grasping Ability
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Unperturbed
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Eager Competitors
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Attracting Mates
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Apple Snail Pursuit
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Body Wrap
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Nip/Tuck
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Foraging Activity
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Beneficial Predator
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View of the Feast
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Deep Red
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Vigorous Excitement
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Antlion Adult
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Antenna Cleaner
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Royal Ball Finery
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In One’s Clutches
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A Bad Feather Day
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Intense Hunger
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Iconic Pollinator
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Poetry in Motion
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Finger Long
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Perfect Placement
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Surprise Guest
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Hang Focus
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Feather Language
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Surveyor
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Nectar Feeding
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Hunting Specialist
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Recurrent Guest
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Crested Caracara
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Ringside Seating
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Fanning
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Peacock Palette
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Lookout Post
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Skeletal Structure
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Rain Break
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Centerfold
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Color Lure
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Getting Tough
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Giving Thanks
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Two At Once
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Blending In
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Discouraging Predators
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Ability to Hover
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Food Quest
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Keen Vision
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Bee Basics
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Sand Wasp
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Bee Basics
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Pink Peaking
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A Quiet Life
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Unique Pose
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Throat Lure
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Eye Illusion
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Exuberant Approach
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Strategic Position
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Red Bungalow
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Long Bill Seeker
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Ravenous for Food
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Short Haul Flight Short Haul Flight
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Eating Machine Eating Machine
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Beak Capture Beak Capture
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Accurate Adjustments Accurate Adjustments
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Single Leg Stance Single Leg Stance
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Power Walking Power Walking
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Flexibility Flexibility
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Equal Competition Equal Competition
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Feather Flex Feather Flex
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Hair Raising Moment Hair Raising Moment
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Carnival Magic Carnival Magic
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Perfect Placement Perfect Placement
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Glossy Green Glossy Green
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Delicate Pursuit Delicate Pursuit
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Breeding Plumage Breeding Plumage
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Feather Check Feather Check
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Food Sharing Food Sharing
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Upwards and Downwards Upwards and Downwards
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Refined Grace Refined Grace
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Color Change Color Change
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Celestial Spirit Celestial Spirit
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No Diving Mask No Diving Mask
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Two At Once Two At Once
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Acceleration Speed Acceleration Speed
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On Stage On Stage
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Eye to Eye with Fate Eye to Eye with Fate
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And the Winner Is And the Winner Is
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Hypnotized by the Light Hypnotized by the Light
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Great Blue Skydiving Great Blue Skydiving
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Refreshing Breeze Refreshing Breeze
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Breeding Beauty Breeding Beauty
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Cleanup Time Cleanup Time
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Whoopee!!!! Whoopee!!!!
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Nailing the Landing Nailing the Landing
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Mr. Irresistible Mr. Irresistible
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White Glider White Glider
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Mercy Plea Mercy Plea
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Survival Needs Survival Needs
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A Low Crouch A Low Crouch
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Full Frontal Pose Full Frontal Pose
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A Walk in the Light A Walk in the Light
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Petticoat Adjustment Petticoat Adjustment
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Horizontal Flow Horizontal Flow
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Tufted Titmouse Inflight Tufted Titmouse Inflight
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Reflection Symmetry Reflection Symmetry
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Downtime Downtime
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Reflective Landing Reflective Landing
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Under the Feathers Check Under the Feathers Check
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Contour Exposed Contour Exposed
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A Perfect Strike A Perfect Strike
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Gentle Descent Gentle Descent
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Beginning Meal Search Beginning Meal Search
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Weather Curtain Weather Curtain
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Early Morning Mover Early Morning Mover
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Peacock Plumage Peacock Plumage
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A Sudden Outbreak A Sudden Outbreak
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Dew-laden Dew-laden
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Great Sand Dunes National Park Great Sand Dunes National Park
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Threes Threes
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Sunset Brilliance Sunset Brilliance
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Mirror Surface, Mirror Image Mirror Surface, Mirror Image
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Assignment #331: Travel Photography

Fairy Tale Castle Fairy Tale Castle
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Assignment #330: Go With The Flow

Ibis Dream Ibis Dream
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Assignment #329: Rule of Thirds

Optimum Grooming Optimum Grooming
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Flutter Feather Watch Flutter Feather Watch
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Built-in Sunshade Built-in Sunshade
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Assignment #328: Earth Day Inspiration

One of a Kind One of a Kind
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Assignment #327: Photographic Motivation

Morning Thrill Morning Thrill
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Feet Thrust Forward Feet Thrust Forward
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Assignment #326: Beautiful Bokeh

Skipper, Moth or Butterfly? Skipper, Moth or Butterfly?
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Eye on the Target Eye on the Target
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Assignment #325: Wildlife In Motion

Close Landing Close Landing
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Assignment #324: National Parks, Monuments, Forests And Public Lands

Visual Experience Visual Experience
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Assignment #323: Last Gasp Of Winter

Conspicuous Color Conspicuous Color
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Assignment #322: Telephoto Landscapes

Dainty Hunter Dainty Hunter
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Specific Goal Specific Goal
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Assignment #321: Pick A Color

Curly Green Curly Green
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Golden Restoration Golden Restoration
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Assignment #319: Winter Fog And Mist

Quiet Reflection Quiet Reflection
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Assignment #315: Winter Waterfowl

Shoreline Search Shoreline Search
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Assignment #314: Ice And Snow Scenes

A Professional Touch A Professional Touch
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Nebelhorn View Nebelhorn View
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Assignment #313: Your Best Photo Of 2017

Fixated on Same Subject Fixated on Same Subject
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Assignment #312: Backlight & Silhouettes

Courtship Bonding Courtship Bonding
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Early Morning Fly Over Early Morning Fly Over
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Gator Head Looms Gator Head Looms
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Assignment #311: Close To Home

Let’s Dance Let’s Dance
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Breaktime Breaktime
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Assignment #307: Extreme Angles

Concealment Concealment
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Head Immersion Head Immersion
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Camouflaged Camouflaged
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Assignment #306: Stormscapes

Outdoor Curtain Outdoor Curtain
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Assignment #305: Shadows

Defusion of Light Defusion of Light
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Rare Terrain Rare Terrain
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Assignment #302: The Green Scene

Organic Green Organic Green
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Assignment #300: Solar And Lunar Eclipses

Sun Struck Sun Struck
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Assignment #299: Beaches And Shorelines

Overpowered Observer Overpowered Observer
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Hidden Gem Hidden Gem
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Assignment #298: Summer Sunrises And Sunsets

Cypress Accent Cypress Accent
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Assignment #297: Reflections

Double Impact Double Impact
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Preening Quartet Preening Quartet
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Mirror Flyby Mirror Flyby
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Friendly Face Friendly Face
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Assignment #291: Black-And-White Landscapes

Disheveled Look Disheveled Look
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Clean Marina Clean Marina
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Assignment #289: Spring Mammals, Birds, Amphibians And More

Bee Benefits Bee Benefits
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Assignment #288: In Bloom

Bilaterally Symmetrical Bilaterally Symmetrical
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Assignment #287: Fine Art Travel Photography

Palouse Paradise Palouse Paradise
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Assignment #286: A Fresh Perspective For Earth Day

Spikes of Color Spikes of Color
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Assignment #284: Dramatic Skies

A Weather Curtain A Weather Curtain
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Assignment #283: The Psychology Of Color

Red Bungalow Red Bungalow
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Color Wheel Nugget Color Wheel Nugget
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Assignment #280: Rule of Thirds

Full Flaps Down Full Flaps Down
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Fine Precision Fine Precision
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Assignment #278: Landscape Abstractions

Artful Cohesion Artful Cohesion
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Water Waves Water Waves
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Assignment #277: Sense Of Place

Great Salt Lake Great Salt Lake
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Assignment #276: Motivational Moments

Flight Spotlight Flight Spotlight
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Assignment #270: Your Best Photo Of 2016

Watering Hole Watering Hole
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Assignment #268: Close To Home 

Cypress Accent Cypress Accent
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Photography Assignment #264: Fall Color 2016

Autumn Color Palette Autumn Color Palette
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Assignment #263: Fall Wildlife

Earnest Appeal Earnest Appeal
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Assignment #259: Leading Lines

Bound for the West Bound for the West
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Assignment #258: Last Frame

A Puzzle to Unravel A Puzzle to Unravel
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Assignment #255: Your Monochrome Vision

The Sky Opens The Sky Opens
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Assignment #254: Summer Sunrises/Sunsets

Sunrise Spectacle Sunrise Spectacle
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Assignment #253: Shades of Green

Enjoying the Moment Enjoying the Moment
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Assignment #252: Summer Stormscapes

A Weather Curtain A Weather Curtain
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Assignment #251: Beaches And Coastlines

Hypnotized by the Light Hypnotized by the Light
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Assignment #242: Spring Has Sprung

Bee Benefits Bee Benefits
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Assignment #241: Try Out A Telephoto

Precision Landing Precision Landing
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Assignment #239: Wildlife In Motion

Shakeout Shakeout
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Assignment #238: National Parks, Monuments, Forests And Public Lands

National Monument Gem National Monument Gem
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Assignment #231: Close-Up Nature

Subtle Color Changes Subtle Color Changes
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Deep In Pink Deep In Pink
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Mother In Waiting Mother In Waiting
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Forward Approach Forward Approach
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Assignment #230: Autumn Sunsets

Bound For Home Bound For Home
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Defining Shapes Defining Shapes
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Assignment #226: Sidelight

White Dunefield White Dunefield
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Deep Pink Deep Pink
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Assignment #225: Abstract Nature

Open Ocean Passage Open Ocean Passage
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Dunes Flow Pattern Dunes Flow Pattern
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Assignment #224: Your Local Wilderness

Sunset On Wind Patterned Dunes Sunset On Wind Patterned Dunes
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Assignment #221: Liquid Reflections

Close Inspection Close Inspection
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Over-under Over-under
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Assignment #220: High-Contrast Black-And-White

Food Search Food Search
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Evening Approaches Evening Approaches
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Pine Springs Visitor Center Pine Springs Visitor Center
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Prominent Projections Prominent Projections
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Assignment #219: First Light

Early Morning Mover Early Morning Mover
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Assignment #216: Scale

Lone Observer Lone Observer
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Assignment #215: Green

Falling To The Dewpoint Falling To The Dewpoint
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Seeking Camouflage Seeking Camouflage
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Sending A Message Sending A Message
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Assignment #214: Shades Of Gray

Lake Jesup Lake Jesup
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Making Oneself Presentable Making Oneself Presentable
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It Is In There Somewhere It Is In There Somewhere
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White Gown White Gown
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Assignment #213: Layers

Peacock Plumage Peacock Plumage
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Assignment: #210: Get Ready For Spring

Petal Interchange Petal Interchange
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Assignment: #208: The Tropics

A Witness To Magic A Witness To Magic
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Cypress Tree Accent Cypress Tree Accent
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Assingment #206: Bird In Context

Which One Wins? Which One Wins?
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Assignment #198: Fall Color 2014

Guadalupe Mountain National Park Guadalupe Mountain National Park
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Assignment #195: Better Lucky Than Good

Thief Surrenders Thief Surrenders
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Assignment #188: Birds In Flight

Feather Display Feather Display
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Assignment #186: Lazy Summer Days

Summer Blanket Summer Blanket
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Assignment #182: Black & White Cover

Glistening Gypsum Dunes Glistening Gypsum Dunes
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Assignment #171: Winter Macro

Focused On Dew Focused On Dew
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Assignment #168: Blue

Reflective Surface Reflective Surface
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Assignment #161: Flocks, Herds And Schools

Reflective Strolls Reflective Strolls
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Sunset Appreciation Sunset Appreciation
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Assignment #159: Autumn Sunsets

Sunset At White Sands National Monument Sunset At White Sands National Monument
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Assignment #154: Parks, Preserves and Monuments

One Huge Sandbox One Huge Sandbox
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Assignment #152: Summer Landscapes

Summer Wonderland Summer Wonderland
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Assignment #144: Beach Time

Pier Isolation Pier Isolation
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Assignment #134: Black & White Special Issue

Mirror Surface, Mirror Image Mirror Surface, Mirror Image
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Assignment #133: Macro

Deep In Gold Deep In Gold
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Voracious Appetite Voracious Appetite
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Yummy Yummy
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Assignment #132: Reflections

Deep Search Deep Search
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Double Dipper Double Dipper
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Assignment #130: Backlight & Silhouettes

Evening Delivery Evening Delivery
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White Ibis Contour White Ibis Contour
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Assignment #128: Spring 2013

Sprinkling Of Spring Sprinkling Of Spring
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Assignment #127: Motion Blur

Black-bellied Whistling Duck Black-bellied Whistling Duck
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Assignment #119: Sidelight

Firmly Fixed Firmly Fixed
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Deep Inspection Deep Inspection
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Assignment #116: Cloudscapes

Cloud Dispersion Cloud Dispersion
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Assignment #110: Snow & Ice

Blanket Layers Blanket Layers
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Assignment #109: Birds

White Ibis Dispute White Ibis Dispute
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Assignment #107: Booming Clouds

Storm On The Horizon Storm On The Horizon
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Assignment #100: Last Frame

In Space Gourmet In Space Gourmet
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Hairdo Hassle Hairdo Hassle
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Assignment #97: Abstracts

Aesthetic Forms Aesthetic Forms
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Assignment #96: B&W Cover

Storm Signal Storm Signal
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Assignment #93: Sense Of Place

Slumbering Giants Slumbering Giants
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Blue Breaking Through Blue Breaking Through
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Assignment #89: The Holidays

Spherical-shaped Body Spherical-shaped Body
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Golden Touch Golden Touch
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Assignment #88: Winter B&W

Low Tide Ride Low Tide Ride
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Assignment #80: Fall Color

Fallen And Adrift Fallen And Adrift
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Assignment #78: Summer Flowers

Sun Thriver Sun Thriver
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Assignment #76: Abstracts

Gateway Arch Gateway Arch
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Golden Swirls On Blue Golden Swirls On Blue
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Space Walk Space Walk
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Highlighting The Yellow Highlighting The Yellow
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Highlighting The Yellow Highlighting The Yellow
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Assignment #74: Selective Focus

Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
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Flower Bonding Flower Bonding
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Color Change Color Change
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Assignment #73: Ocean Sunsets

Oregon Coast Sunset Stroll Oregon Coast Sunset Stroll
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Assignment #72: Heat

Bath Refresher Bath Refresher
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Assignment #70: Midday

Laborious Crawler Laborious Crawler
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Assignment #69: Rule of Thirds

Flying In The Pink Flying In The Pink
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Who Will Get It First? Who Will Get It First?
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Pink Encasement Pink Encasement
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Creature Feature Creature Feature
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White Pelicans White Pelicans
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Assignment #67: The OP Cover

Kewanee Lighthouse Kewanee Lighthouse
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A Peek Through The Fence A Peek Through The Fence
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Evening Stalker Evening Stalker
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Assignment #66: Black And White

Luminescence Luminescence
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Assignment #58: Macro

Dark Visitor Dark Visitor
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Delicate Perch Delicate Perch
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Laying Low Laying Low
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Butterfly Bliss Butterfly Bliss
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Chance Encounter Chance Encounter
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Assignment #248: Groundscapes

Jewel In The Lake Jewel In The Lake
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Pelican Flower Pelican Flower
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Assignment #245: Backlight & Silhouettes

Ring Maker Ring Maker
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Outdoor Photography Month

Dual Admiration Dual Admiration
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Gypsum Dune Fields Gypsum Dune Fields
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A Star Is Born A Star Is Born
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Focus On Nature Photo Contest

Seven Afloat Seven Afloat
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Hills And Valleys Hills And Valleys
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6th Annual Nature's Colors

What Does It See? What Does It See?
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4th Annual Nature's Colors

Water Takeoff Water Takeoff
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Flower Bonding Flower Bonding
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Signature Rock Signature Rock
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Stay Out Of My Area! Stay Out Of My Area!
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Hibiscus Stamens Hibiscus Stamens
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3rd Annual Nature's Colors

Small Catch, Big Mouth Small Catch, Big Mouth
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Dead End? Dead End?
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Secret Lake Secret Lake
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Early Evening View Early Evening View
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Crown Of White Crown Of White
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1st Annual Great Outdoors Photo Contest

Catching The Breeze Catching The Breeze
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Mystical Adventures Photo Contest

Morning Low Tide Morning Low Tide
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Fire At Dawn Fire At Dawn
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A Touching Moment A Touching Moment
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Colorful Weaver Colorful Weaver
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Tricolored With Florida Green Tricolored With Florida Green
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2nd Annual Nature's Colors

Immature Heron Immature Heron
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Colorful Preener Colorful Preener
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Formation Plus One Formation Plus One
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Caterpillar Capers Caterpillar Capers
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Glowing Lily Glowing Lily
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