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Photo of the Month
Each month Great Places highlights the best in nature photography, giving you the opportunity to go deep in to the frame. Read the inside stories behind some of our most remarkable photographs, as our photographers show you life through the lenses of their cameras. You can even download your favorites as desktop wallpaper.
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2012
Fawn in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia
Picturesque Prairie, Nebraska
Fly-Fishing in Patagonia
Hungry Great Egret, California
National Bison Range, Montana
2011
Parque Nacional Llanganates, Ecuador
Fall Morning at Bear Rocks Preserve, West Virginia
Warddekken Indigenous Protected Area, Australia
Conservancy summer interns at Block Island, Rhode Island
Washington Ground Squirrels, Oregon
The Endangered Hirola, Africa
A school of yellowstripe scad in tight formation, Indonesia
Great egret, Florida.
Pair of manta rays near Komodo Island, Indonesia
Volunteers in the Gulf of Mexico
Fox pup near Racine, Wisconsin
Red-bellied woodpecker
2010
Free dive, Palau
Sea lion in Baja California, Mexico
Lion cub and father meet for the first time, Kenya
Andean Highlands, Ecuador
Grevy's zebra in Kenya, Africa
Celebrating Northern Australia's Indigenous Protected Areas
Seeds of Wild Lettuce Plant, Nebraska
Black-necked Stilt, Oregon
Nurse Sharks, The Bahamas
Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia
Canada Lynx Kittens, Montana
Meili Snow Mountain, China
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