Each week www.nanpa.org highlights 7 images from the top 100 submissions of the NANPA Showcase competition. This week’s images are by:

John Trone – “Whaleshark, Isla Mujeres, Mexico”

Barbara Block – “Atlantic Puffins (composite), Grimsby Island, Iceland”

Michael Cohen – “Symmetrical Violetears, Costa Rica”

Hector Astorga – “Greater Roadrunner, Santa Clara Ranch, South Texas”

Paul Marcellini – “sunset reflected among reeds, Everglades National Park, Florida”

Caroline Bloss – “Merced River Ice Flowers, Yosemite National Park, CA”

David Hammond – “Misty fog surrounds a late season Sweet Gum., Johnson County Illinois”

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  Rough-legged Hawk in Flight With Catch, Montana (Category: Birds)
  © David Armer
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  In the Heat of Battle, Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska (Category: Mammals)
  © Donald Photography
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  Ruby-throated Hummingbird Catching Gnat, Susan's Garden in Bloomville, New York (Category: Birds)
  © Laura M Eppig
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  Cottonweed, High Ridge Scrub Natural Area, Lake Worth, Florida (Category: Macro/Micro/All Other)
  © Kevin Barry
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  White Dome Geyser and the Milky Way, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (Category: Scapes)
  © Jeff Vanuga
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  I Wanted to Show the Way an Osprey Carries a Fish, Fort Myers Beach, Florida (Category: Birds)
  © Sankha Hota
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  Synchronous Fireflies, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee (Category: Macro/Micro/All Other)
  © Mark Hoyle

The NANPA 2017 Showcase Competition Opens August 1, 2016. Enter your winning image.