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Photo Slideshow: Wildlife and Wild Lands

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Defenders 4th annual photo contest is heading into its final week, but you still have until Wednesday, March 13th at midnight to get your photos in for a chance to win a week-long photo tour with renowned wildlife photographer Jess Lee as he shows you the beauty of Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in spring.

So far this year’s entries have been fantastic, with people submitting photos of the wildlife and wild lands they love so much. We get so many great photos each year that with each new contest, we like to sort through our honorable mention photos from the previous year and show them off for all to see.

Enjoy this slideshow of some of the fantastic wildlife and wild lands photos we received last year, then head to www.defenders.org/photocontest to submit your own!

 

Staredown with a hawk owl  ©Jim Cumming

Staredown with a hawk owl ©Jim Cumming

He stared right through the lens at me...talk about being intimidated.

Brown Hares Boxing ©Ron McCombe

Brown Hares Boxing ©Ron McCombe

I spotted some brown hares in a field near Stichill in the Scottish Borders. I saw them running around and standing on their rear legs and getting ready to box.

View to a Kill  ©Chris Hartzell

View to a Kill ©Chris Hartzell

I was shark diving at the Guadalupe Islands when I had to lean outside of the cage to get this shot of a 15-foot 2,500-pound female great white shark.

Moment of Truce  ©Peter A. Dettling

Moment of Truce ©Peter A. Dettling

A grizzly bear challenged a wolf family over a few remains of an elk carcass in Banff National Park - Canada. This photograph shows a moment of truce between the two main rivals of the battle; the breeding male wolf and the grizzly eye to eye, noses nearly touching.

Surprise Morning  ©Peter A. Dettling

Surprise Morning ©Peter A. Dettling

First snowfall at Bow Lake, Banff National Park - Canada

Buffalo Frost  ©Michelle Steinmeyer

Buffalo Frost ©Michelle Steinmeyer

Buffalo at Old Faithful in Yellowstone

Chipmunk  ©George J. Sanker

Chipmunk ©George J. Sanker

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. An autumn snowstorm caused this chipmunk to climb seed stalks to feed.

Winter Divinity  ©Mike Nakamura

Winter Divinity ©Mike Nakamura

A cold spell brings frigid temperatures to Dog Mountain in Washington as divinity rays illuminate the mighty Columbia River. The Dog Mountain trail is one of the most scenic trails in the area.

The Wrestlers  ©David DesRochers

The Wrestlers ©David DesRochers

Two Coastal Brown Bear cubs wrestling in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska

Moonlight and Auroras  ©Mariann Rea

Moonlight and Auroras ©Mariann Rea

As the rising moon lit up the snowy mountain side the auroras danced in the sky above Norway.

A Walk In The Snow  ©Karen Celella

A Walk In The Snow ©Karen Celella

Churchill, Canada, Tundra Lodge provided an exceptional opportunity to live among the Polar Bears as they waited for the ice to form on Hudson Bay.

Spillway Lake  ©Joe Desjardins

Spillway Lake ©Joe Desjardins

Spillway Lake in Kananaskis Country, Alberta.

You Ate It All  ©Jim Chagares

You Ate It All ©Jim Chagares

Fox Kits, Yellowstone National Park

Bear Cubs Play  ©Robert Carter

Bear Cubs Play ©Robert Carter

Bear cubs at Yosemite National Park

Praying Mantis at Sunset  ©Vedwati Padwal

Praying Mantis at Sunset ©Vedwati Padwal

This mantis is looks like it is praying against the setting sun.

Land of Fire and Ice  ©Sandy Sisti

Land of Fire and Ice ©Sandy Sisti

A bull elk crosses the steaming Madison River in Yellowstone National Park.

Smokey Stream  ©Trisha Flaherty

Smokey Stream ©Trisha Flaherty

A foggy creek within Smokey Mountains National Park.

Waiting Out the Storm  ©Sean Pettersen

Waiting Out the Storm ©Sean Pettersen

A red fox in Wheatridge, Colorado taking a rest during a snow storm.

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