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Photos Of The Week: Going Wild Photographing Florida's Wildlife

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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A family of owls in Bradenton welcomes a new addition. (Photo by J.D. Hardell)
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Nature photographer John Herrick caught this photo of a snowy egret ready to pounce on a fish in Boca Ciega Bay. For more photos, check out his daily blog: https://herrickhomepage.com/wp/. (Photo by John Herrick)
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A tricolored heron seemingly poses for photographer John Herrick at Boca Ciega Bay. (Photo by John Herrick)
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Carol Farrill caught this photo of a ruby-throated hummingbird having a snack in North Florida. (Photo by Carol Farrill)
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Andy Plautz captured this photo at The Celery Fields in Sarasota. (Photo by Andy Plautz)
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A hawk checks out some songbirds in a back yard in Lakeland. (Photo by Dick Maulden)

FLORIDA — Phone cameras make it so easy to capture great moments any day, any time. Have you taken some great 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 Photo of the Week each weekend. 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're featuring amazing photos of Florida wildlife taken by photographers in back yards and on nature outings.

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