This amazing shot by Flickr user “Soggydan” Dan Bennett of a leaping coho salmon in Issaquah Creek, Washington state was taken with a 60mm lens — which basically means the photographer could have reached out and touched this fish. Like we said — amazing! Thanks for sharing it through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr Group, Soggydan!
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This Eastern kingbird looks like he’s contemplating his next move …perhaps a trip to South America for the winter? If you’re a bird fanatic — and who isn’t? — you’ll love this incredible shot by Flicker user naathas, shared through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr Group.
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No, this isn’t a very good photo, is it? That’s probably because it’s an insanely good photo! Take a deep breath…and fall into White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, courtesy of Lightchaser/Flicker and shared through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr Group.
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It’s that time of year when birds start thinking of heading south for the winter (and New Englanders like me wistfully dream about it). Enjoy this great 3-in-1 shot — bird, reflection and shadow – of a sanderling at the beach in Virginia by Flickr user Dave W.
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WOW! Is there anything else to say about this stunning photo of Elakala Waterfall in West Virginia by ForestWander Nature Photography? You tell us — what do you think of our “Nature Photo of the Week”?
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With so many great photos from our online community this week, it was hard to pick just one… but this curacao scorpionfish by Flickr user DiamondPete has a certain “now you see me, now you don’t” quality that’s just too alluring to pass up.
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I call this one “nature in the abstract.” Are those glass beads? Marbles? Tapioca pearls? No, this pretty shot is of morning dewdrops on a striped leaf by Flickr user KoolPix. 
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Ah, fall! My favorite time of the year. And this gorgeous shot of cottonwoods in Utah taken by George Frandsen captures the season beautifully.
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An shutter speed of 1/500 of a second still couldn’t capture the beat of this Allen’s hummingbird’s wings, shot by Jenna Stirling and submitted to The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group. (And BTW — that’s two consecutive Nature Photos of the Week for Ms. Stirling — congrats!)
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This fabulous close-up of a young green anole was taken by Flickr user Jenna Stirling in her backyard in Texas. Never seen an anole before? Me neither. But now I know it’s a lizard closely related to the iguana, though because it can change its skin color and run up walls, the anole is often [...]