Wildlife Federation’s 50th annual photo contest with more than 40,000 entries.The humpback whale and snowy owl were among the standout pics from this year’s contest.The photo of the huge humpback whale leaping out of the water just inches away from a boat in California’s Monterey Bay won first prize in the People in Nature Category.The image was captured by Douglas Croft while watching the giant mammal from another boat.
He managed to snap the perfect shot just as the whale reached the peak of its leap.The snapper said his astonishing image shows that “anything can happen at any time” in nature.
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