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PHOTOS: Best Wild Animal Pictures of 2009 Announced
nationalgeographic ^
| October 22, 2009-
Posted on 10/26/2009 3:37:07 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Overall Winner "The Storybook Wolf"
This nighttime shot of a wolf leaping into a farm in northern Spain has been named overall winner of the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 competition.
The picture, by Spanish photographer Josi Luis Rodrmguez, was selected from more than 43,000 entries. Iberian wolves--a subspecies of the gray wolf--are extremely wary of humans after centuries of persecution. Rodrmguez captured the photograph using motion sensors and an infrared barrier to operate the camera.
"This wolf jumping over the farmer's enclosure with the supposed intent of killing his livestock speaks for itself--thousands of years of history are frozen in this masterfully executed moment," competition judge and nature photographer Jim Brandenburg said in a statement.
The winning image was announced at London's Natural History Museum, which jointly owns the annual photo competition with BBC Wildlife Magazine.
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: contest; jpb; photo; photos; wildanimal; wildlife
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To: JoeProBono
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10/26/2009 7:52:17 PM PDT
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Daffynition
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To: Delta 21
It’s been a fantastic season. The freezer is full and will be enjoyed this winter.
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10/26/2009 7:53:46 PM PDT
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Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: JoeProBono
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Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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10/26/2009 7:58:26 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: VR-21
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10/26/2009 7:59:05 PM PDT
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khnyny
(Too much power in too few hands is never a good thing.)
To: JoeProBono
Great pictures - thanks for posting.
Very funny thread too.
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10/26/2009 8:03:17 PM PDT
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khnyny
(Too much power in too few hands is never a good thing.)
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10/26/2009 8:04:06 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
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10/26/2009 8:05:48 PM PDT
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Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: Daffynition
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10/26/2009 8:15:35 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: Daffynition
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10/26/2009 8:42:40 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
I love these threads. Thanks!
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10/26/2009 9:04:04 PM PDT
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GeronL
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To: JoeProBono
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10/26/2009 9:04:57 PM PDT
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CurlyBill
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10/26/2009 9:06:03 PM PDT
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Freedom56v2
("If you think healthcare is expensive now, just wait till it is free! "~ PJ O'Rourke)
To: VR-21
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10/26/2009 9:06:05 PM PDT
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GeronL
(http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com .... I am a rogue nobody. One of millions.)
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JoeProBono
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To: GeronL; khnyny; Osage Orange; PERKY2004; JoeProBono
Thanks for the kind words guys. This is the first time I've ever shown any of my pics to fellow FReepers. Now to bed.
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VR-21
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To: VR-21
#77 s great, too bad his entire face didn’t make the frame, that’d be wallpaper material.
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10/26/2009 9:44:54 PM PDT
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GeronL
(http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com .... I am a rogue nobody. One of millions.)
To: JoeProBono
o/~ And did those feet, in ancient times...walk upon England's mountains green... ~\o
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Slings and Arrows
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JoeProBono
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