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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Being the first

In April and early May, when everything is still dressed in brown colors, first flowers blooms in Amur forests. In the photo there is a white snowdrop (Eranthis stellata), breaking through a dry leaf towards the sun. The flower's pollen serves as food for hoverflies at this early time.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Russia
Camera: NIKON D5600
Copyright: © Tatiana Parilova