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Photos Of The Week: Wild Thing

Send us your photos of sunsets, romps at the beach or children at the playground. You might have your photo published on Patch.

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Craig Carney took this photo of a blue heron enjoys his evening meal in Dunedin.
Craig Carney took this photo of a blue heron enjoys his evening meal in Dunedin. (Photo by Craig Carney)

FLORIDA — Phone cameras make it so easy to capture great moments any day, any time. Have you taken some photos of flowers in bloom, children frolicking at the beach, breathtaking sunsets, dramatic skylines or a funny photo of the family dogs plunging into the backyard swimming pool?

The Florida Patch sites publish a collection of Photos of the Week each weekend sent in by readers.Whether you snapped an amazing shot with your smartphone or spent hours capturing the decisive moment on a Nikon D6, send your photos to Tampa Bay Patch editor D'Ann White at dann.white@patch.com with the location of the photo and the name of the photographer. You might see your photo featured on Patch.
This week, we have a collection of cityscapes taken by photographers from around the state. Do you recognize your city's skyline?

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Photo by Lisa Bond
Lisa Bond of Lakeland took this photo of a great blue heron in flight at the Circle B Bar Reserve.
Photo by Cheryl A. Beaudoin
Cheryl A. Beaudoin caught this rare photo of one of the recently born red wolf pups at ZooTampa and its mother lounging beneath a ledge. The red wolf is nearly extinct and ZooTampa is part of a national program to increase the population.
Left, Linda Howard spotted this roseate spoonbill during a morning walk at DeSoto Square Villas in Bradenton. Right, Magali Arce caught a photo of one of Lakeland's trademark swans.
Left, Shelley Gentile caught this photo of a pair of gators at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland. Right, Joel Aronchick took this photo of a rare white peacock in Sarasota
James Hardell captured this photo of a great horned owl munching down on a rodent at Robinson Preserve in Bradenton..

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