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In Disguise
Assignment Open From
Mar 1 - Jun 1, 2023
Some animals can blend in with their environment and become undetectable. Whether to hide from a predator or hunt prey, camouflage is vital to survival for many species.
For this assignment, find and photograph animals hidden within their habitat (right, snowy owl).
Our editorial team will choose the best submissions based on appeal, composition, originality, and technical quality. A group of chosen shots for this assignment will be posted on this page, and one will be featured.
We can consider a maximum of six submissions per contributor.
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Mute swan.
Westchester, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Mute swan.
Westchester, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Bald eagle.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Great blue heron.
Becket, Massachusetts, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Bald eagle.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Burrowing owl.
Marco Island, Florida, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Peacock.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
House sparrow.
Connecticut, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Barred owl.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Red-winged blackbird.
Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Sparrow.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Peafowl.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Grackle.
Queens, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Grackle.
Queens, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Night crown heron.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Pileated woodpecker.
Tarrytown, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Goslings.
Westchester, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Geese.
Westchester, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Peacock.
Central Park Zoo, Manhatten, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Bronx New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Purple sandpiper.
New Jersey, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Sanderling.
New Jersey, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Osprey.
Delaware, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Red-shouldered hawk.
Stirling, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Great egret.
Assateague Island, Virginia, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Anhinga.
Everglades National Park, Florida, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Great blue heron.
Tarrytown, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Blue jay.
Catskill Mountains, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Robin.
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
American bald eagle.
Westchester County, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Wood duck.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Bald eagle.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Norman J. Levy Park amd Preserve, Merrick, NY.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Northern cardinal.
New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Bald eagle.
Queens Zoo, Queens, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Peacock.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Vermilion flycatcher.
Coons Bluff, Arizona, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Short-eared owl.
Wallkill, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Burrowing owl.
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Golden eagle.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Flamingo.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Bald eagle.
Nooksack River, Washington, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Bald eagle.
Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Northern shoveler.
Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Green heron.
South Shore, Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Crow.
Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Emperor, adelie, and gentoo penguins.
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Nagoya, Japan.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Northern flicker.
Henrico, Virginia, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Double-crested cormorant.
Sheldrake, Larchmont, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Mourning dove.
Bethlehem, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Rufous-tailed hummingbird.
Arenal, Costa Rica.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Mallard.
Newton, Massachusetts, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Canada goose.
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |
Pelican.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Let Your Creativity Fly |