{"id":20335,"date":"2015-02-21T07:57:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T14:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=20335"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:42:01","slug":"wildlife-galleries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wildlife-galleries\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"524\" alt=\"Coyote hunting on the snow covered lake bed, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" title=\"Coyote hunting on the snow covered lake bed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-snow-mia-mpcherson-8614.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-snow-mia-mpcherson-8614.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-170168\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27524%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20524%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27524%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-snow-mia-mpcherson-8614-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-snow-mia-mpcherson-8614-400x233.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-snow-mia-mpcherson-8614-600x349.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-snow-mia-mpcherson-8614.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-style:solid;\"><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-medium button-medium button-flat fusion-desktop-button fusion-tagline-button continue fusion-desktop-button-margin continue-right\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/mammals\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Click here to see my Mammal Images<\/span><\/a><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t pass up the opportunity to photograph mammals when I spot them even though birds are my true passion.<\/p>\n<p>I even get the chance to photograph a bird and a mammal in the same frame once in a while.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-medium button-medium button-flat fusion-mobile-button continue-right\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/mammals\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Click here to see my Mammal Images<\/span><\/a><\/div><svg style=\"opacity:0.70;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 600 28\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><mask id=\"b\" style=\"mask-type:luminance\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"28\"><path d=\"M0 0h600v28H0V0Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/mask><g filter=\"url(#c)\" mask=\"url(#b)\"><path d=\"M16.439-18.667h567.123v30.8S438.961-8.4 300-8.4C161.04-8.4 16.438 12.133 16.438 12.133v-30.8Z\" fill=\"#000\"\/><\/g><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"a\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M0 0h600v28H0z\"\/><\/clipPath><filter id=\"c\" x=\"5.438\" y=\"-29.667\" width=\"589.123\" height=\"52.8\" filterUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\"><feFlood flood-opacity=\"0\" result=\"BackgroundImageFix\"\/><feBlend in=\"SourceGraphic\" in2=\"BackgroundImageFix\" result=\"shape\"\/><feGaussianBlur stdDeviation=\"5.5\" result=\"effect1_foregroundBlur_3983_183\"\/><\/filter><\/defs><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"556\" alt=\"Midget Faded Rattlesnake,The Wedge, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah\" title=\"Midget Faded Rattlesnake in Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/midget-faded-rattlesnake-mia-mcpherson-0839.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/midget-faded-rattlesnake-mia-mcpherson-0839.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-109352\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27556%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20556%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27556%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/midget-faded-rattlesnake-mia-mcpherson-0839-200x131.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/midget-faded-rattlesnake-mia-mcpherson-0839-400x262.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/midget-faded-rattlesnake-mia-mcpherson-0839-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/midget-faded-rattlesnake-mia-mcpherson-0839-800x523.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/midget-faded-rattlesnake-mia-mcpherson-0839.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-2\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-style:solid;\"><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-medium button-medium button-flat fusion-desktop-button fusion-tagline-button continue fusion-desktop-button-margin continue-right\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/reptiles-and-amphibians\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Click here to see my Reptile and Amphibian Images<\/span><\/a><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">\n<p>I enjoy taking images of reptiles and amphibians but I am careful about approaching them.\u00a0 Dangerous reptiles need their space!<\/p>\n<p>I have a fondness for turtles, tortoises, frogs and lizards.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-medium button-medium button-flat fusion-mobile-button continue-right\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/reptiles-and-amphibians\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Click here to see my Reptile and Amphibian Images<\/span><\/a><\/div><svg style=\"opacity:0.70;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 600 28\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><mask id=\"b\" style=\"mask-type:luminance\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"28\"><path d=\"M0 0h600v28H0V0Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/mask><g filter=\"url(#c)\" mask=\"url(#b)\"><path d=\"M16.439-18.667h567.123v30.8S438.961-8.4 300-8.4C161.04-8.4 16.438 12.133 16.438 12.133v-30.8Z\" fill=\"#000\"\/><\/g><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"a\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M0 0h600v28H0z\"\/><\/clipPath><filter id=\"c\" x=\"5.438\" y=\"-29.667\" width=\"589.123\" height=\"52.8\" filterUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\"><feFlood flood-opacity=\"0\" result=\"BackgroundImageFix\"\/><feBlend in=\"SourceGraphic\" in2=\"BackgroundImageFix\" result=\"shape\"\/><feGaussianBlur stdDeviation=\"5.5\" result=\"effect1_foregroundBlur_3983_183\"\/><\/filter><\/defs><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" alt=\"Ghost Crab in burrow at Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" title=\"Ghost Crab in burrow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ghost-crab-mia-mcpherson-florida-6875.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ghost-crab-mia-mcpherson-florida-6875.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-167651\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ghost-crab-mia-mcpherson-florida-6875-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ghost-crab-mia-mcpherson-florida-6875-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ghost-crab-mia-mcpherson-florida-6875-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ghost-crab-mia-mcpherson-florida-6875.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-3\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-style:solid;\"><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-medium button-medium button-flat fusion-desktop-button fusion-tagline-button continue fusion-desktop-button-margin continue-right\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/aquatic-life\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Click here to see my Aquatic Life Images<\/span><\/a><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t have many opportunities to take images a aquatic life since I moved from the Gulf Coast of Florida to Utah.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to photograph some freshwater aquatic life to add to this gallery.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-medium button-medium button-flat fusion-mobile-button continue-right\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/aquatic-life\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Click here to see my Aquatic Life Images<\/span><\/a><\/div><svg style=\"opacity:0.70;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 600 28\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><mask id=\"b\" style=\"mask-type:luminance\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"28\"><path d=\"M0 0h600v28H0V0Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/mask><g filter=\"url(#c)\" mask=\"url(#b)\"><path d=\"M16.439-18.667h567.123v30.8S438.961-8.4 300-8.4C161.04-8.4 16.438 12.133 16.438 12.133v-30.8Z\" fill=\"#000\"\/><\/g><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"a\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M0 0h600v28H0z\"\/><\/clipPath><filter id=\"c\" x=\"5.438\" y=\"-29.667\" width=\"589.123\" height=\"52.8\" filterUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\"><feFlood flood-opacity=\"0\" result=\"BackgroundImageFix\"\/><feBlend in=\"SourceGraphic\" in2=\"BackgroundImageFix\" result=\"shape\"\/><feGaussianBlur stdDeviation=\"5.5\" result=\"effect1_foregroundBlur_3983_183\"\/><\/filter><\/defs><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" alt=\"Female Western Spotted Orbweaver in a messy web, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" title=\"Female Western Spotted Orbweaver in a messy web\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/western-spotted-orbweaver-july-mia-mcpherson-7703.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/western-spotted-orbweaver-july-mia-mcpherson-7703.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-172420\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/western-spotted-orbweaver-july-mia-mcpherson-7703-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/western-spotted-orbweaver-july-mia-mcpherson-7703-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/western-spotted-orbweaver-july-mia-mcpherson-7703-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/western-spotted-orbweaver-july-mia-mcpherson-7703.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-4\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-style:solid;\"><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-medium button-medium button-flat fusion-desktop-button fusion-tagline-button continue fusion-desktop-button-margin continue-right\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/insects-and-spiders\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Click here to see my Insect and Spider Images<\/span><\/a><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">\n<p>Photographing insects and spiders gives me a sense of intimacy with their world because most of the photos are taken closer to my subjects than when I am taking images of birds or wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>We need our insects!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-medium button-medium button-flat fusion-mobile-button continue-right\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/insects-and-spiders\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Click here to see my Insect and Spider Images<\/span><\/a><\/div><svg style=\"opacity:0.70;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 600 28\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><mask id=\"b\" style=\"mask-type:luminance\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"28\"><path d=\"M0 0h600v28H0V0Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/mask><g filter=\"url(#c)\" mask=\"url(#b)\"><path d=\"M16.439-18.667h567.123v30.8S438.961-8.4 300-8.4C161.04-8.4 16.438 12.133 16.438 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