Monday in Nature Weekly Photo Jan. 27, 2014

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<p>Good Morning All,<br>

On this day in 1888 the National Geographic Society was founded in Washington D.C. The first monthly magazine was published in October of that year. Back in 1830 the Geographical Society of London was formed. It later became known as the Royal Geographic Society and was granted a Royal Charter in 1859. "Geographical" magazine has been published monthly, continuously since 1935. It is difficult to imagine what our state of knowledge would be like without these and like organizations in Canada, Australia, Russia, India, and on. Science, geography, nature, exploration, and photography all wrapped up together. In a not so perfect world the broad view and mission of these organizations is to promote knowledge about the natural and cultural world.</p>

<p>Each month a slice of the planet comes to the mailbox. It's bound between yellow bordered covers and it is full of some of the best and most inspiring photography I can ever hope to see. I'm lucky. My great aunt worked at NGS and gave my family a gift subscription every year. I got my own subscription as soon as I could afford it. I can't articulate how my photography is influenced by this monthly gem. But, it helps me see the world and gives the brain a good work out. I can't imagine life without it.</p>

<p>Happy birthday National Geographic Society. It's Monday. What would you put on the cover?</p><div></div>

<p>I don't think I have one worthy of the cover, Laura. NG photography was always a treat to see and highly enjoyed by those in my house growing up.</p>

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<p>As a youngster I always enjoyed "intimate" looks at nature that I thought I would never see myself. Who knew?</p><div></div>

<p>Rick! You would get along just fine with Linnaeus!</p>

<p>Nothing of mine would make any part of NG, let alone the cover. This is a Weka, a chicken-sized flightless New Zealand bird sometimes mistaken by tourists for a Kiwi. They are supposedly threatened, but we saw several without trying! </p><div></div>

<p>2 bucks in my backyard. 27-degrees when I shot this from my patio.</p><div></div>

<p> Dreaming of warmer days at Kingwood Center Mansfield Ohio.</p><div></div>

<p>Very cold and still snowing in upper Michigan. This was taken with a Nikon D300 and the older 80-400 mm VR zoom...in the snow. Stay warm:-)</p><div></div>

<p>Window art. Frost ferns on glass.<br>

Nikon D800 w/70-200 & CU filter.</p><div></div>

<p>Richard, welcome to MiN. Beautiful image. To you also, keep warm.</p>

<p>another shot from the frozen ponds before the snow hit this past weekend</p>

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<p>As a kid, two of my photographic fantasies were to work for National Geographic and to see one of my images up on the huge Kodak screen that used to be in Grand Central Station in NYC. Although neither came true, my passion for the medium continues wherever I go.</p><div></div>

<p>Have been enjoying National Geographic for over 50 yrs ! Don't think I have any thing that would make the cover but here is my Monday contribution. AJ</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17665533-lg.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="478" /></p>

<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I have returned after a long hiatus. This week is a female Anne hummingbird captured in her efforts to defend her feeder from all comers. Winter is hardly the word west of the Rockies, and the hummer boys feel in the mood to get things started, she will have none of it. She may be right, things are starting to be on the change.</p>

<p>-Dave</p><div></div>

<p>Having an image of yours published National Geographic is definitely one of those things that many of us nature lovers would love to happen. But as it is, I'm happy to share mine here.<br>

<a href="/photo/17664935&size=lg"><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17664935-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="286" /></a><br>

A Royal Tern on Playa Negra. You can click on the image to view it larger.</p>

<p><strong>Coyote Leaps As The Sun Sets</strong></p>

<p><a title="Hunting Coyote Leaps by dcstep, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7400/12127244313_6ab95ed76b_c.jpg" alt="Hunting Coyote Leaps" width="800" height="534" /></a></p>

<p>Went South for the winter and found a glacier. This is the glacier in Gold Harbor on South Georgia Island. It may not be Nat Geo quality, but it is their sort of subject. Compare this photo with the one in this link (http://www.greglasley.net/nonBirds/goldharb.html) made in 2001 to see substantial shrinkage of the glacier over the last 13 years. </p><div></div>

<p>Cool here in Florida, but at least the sun is shining today.</p><div></div>

<p>Tiny succulent plant on California beach side</p><div></div>

<p>A honey bee for lunch.<img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b60/renegade54/renegade54008/_WDS4432_zpsb06eb8fc.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="461" /></p>

<p>Love the kung fu pose of the spider Wes!</p>

<p>No delusions (make that deleysions?) on my part either of ever coming close to Nat Geo standards, but for fiding my daily Wows there's nothing better than International Photonettic ;)</p>

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<p>Ice bubble taken last week.</p><div></div>

<p>This is a mandarin duck. They are not native to the UK but there is now a decent size population derived from escpaees from collections.</p><div></div>

<p>This was a horizontal cloud that I rotated 90 deg (looks better this way), couple of tweaks from from increasing shadow and contrast....actually, it looks way cooler in b&w.</p><div></div>

<p>Deer are habitual animals, too. This is a well traveled deer trail through the forest.</p><div></div>

<p>One of the things I love most about macro photography in nature is the discovery of miniature worlds...</p><div></div>