Animal [ MAMMAL ] Colours : Tricolour + ! [ eligibility and rules below, dont make me DQ you for the sake of a few moments to read the rules ]

Challenge #44 in the The Company Of Animals series. Hosted by Patchandcrew.

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Lets see your best shots of any species of animal MAMMAL whose natural colouring is three or more distinct colours/shades. This can include spots or stripes or patches, of any THREE OR MORE colours * visible within shot*. Its not about which animal has the most vibrant colouring, it's about the skill of the photographer capturing the colours and textures no matter how subtle or vibrant they may be. If unsure of any of the rules please do ask.

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Announced:

Sunday, 7th August, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 14th August, 2011 – Saturday, 20th August, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 21st August, 2011 – Saturday, 27th August, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

FULL COLOUR ONLY
No special effects.
Borders/frames are ok for this challenge.
HDR IS allowed in this challenge
Basic processing, and cloning out of distractions, is allowed.
No watermarks or any other identifying marks/text
No reference to the entrant`s ID in title or any other text option

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

No images depicting animal abuse, suffering or death [ nor potential injury or death ], of any animal.
People or other animals can be in view but the tricolour animal mammal must be the primary subject.
Entries which do not adhere to the rules as written will be DQ`d
VOTERS :
0.5s should only be given on images of poor quality or for being outside the rules [ if I miss DQing any ].
If giving any 0.5s, reasons should be given, if you give it stand by it.
Voting on thumbnail is lazy and disrespectful, entrants deserve to have their images viewed properly.
Sandbagging / vote manipulation / spite voting - don`t even think of doing it !

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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What do you smell?

by jocoxVT

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Captive Peacock and Prarie Dog taken at Lazy 5 Ranch - Mooresville, NC

Camera:	Nikon D3100
Lens:	Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR
Submitted:	Wednesday, 17th August, 2011 17:37 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 13th May, 2011
Focal length:	250 mm
Shutter speed:	1/250 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	400
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Galleries:	View this photo in jocoxVT's gallery

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Total comments: 2

Great photo & a location that I am close to (35-40 miles)but I didn't know a peacock was a mamal?

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Absolutely wonderful! How in the world did you capture that moment?
Well done - thanks for sharing.

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