******************************** The ₪ NATURE SANCTUARY ₪ group celebrates the magnificence of our one and only homestead planet - Earth. This space is your haven for the best of nature photography which embraces 4 main categories: 1. Fauna (animal kingdom) , Flora (plant kingdom), Environment (natural surroundings), and Ecology (relationships between living things and their natural surroundings) . If your passion is photographing nature, ₪ NATURE SANCTUARY ₪ is a perfect group for you. Cherish your time spent with(in) nature - in our beautiful blue and green world! Enjoy a company of many other like-minded Flickr friends and their superb nature pictures! Remember what the great Frank Lloyd Wright said: "Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you."
Whenever possible, please, avoid in your nature photographs people and human-made objects and structures. NO disturbing images, dead animals, nature paintings, drawings, graphics, sculptures, jewelry, clothing items. Post your best ~ quality photographs only and follow the rules as outlined!
The ₪ NATURE SANCTUARY ₪ is a competitive group, thus commentimg and awarding others is a necessary part of it. Please remember: AWARDS ARE MANDATORY - when you post 1 photograph = award the minimum of 2 other photographs (or more, if you wish). Your AWARDS must be GIVEN on the FIRST 2 PAGES in the main pool IMMEDIATELY after you post your photograph! The SWEEPER is running random checks! Repeat VIOLATORS will be first REMOVED, then BANNED from the group.
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1. ₪ ANIMALS (all kinds of wild animals - bugs, birds, fish, reptiles, mammals . . . - in their natural habitat or in a zoo; domestic animals in farms or rural areas; pets in our homes and outdoors);
2. ₪ PLANTS (all sorts of wildlife, such as forests, trees, shrubs, grass, wild flowers; cultivated plants, like fruit trees, vegetables, herbs, flowers; house-plants, flower arraignments, etc.);
3. ₪ ENVIRONMENT (landscapes, sceneries, seasons, weather; water, oceans, seas. lakes, rivers; sky, sunrise, sunset, moonlight, night stars; rocks, minerals, crystals; parks, fields, gardens);
4. ₪ ECOLOGY (nature-friendly living; organic gardening; "think-green" movement; environmental protection, conservation, restoration, management of our natural surroundings).
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