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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Clapper Rail Portrait

A clapper rail wades through a pool in a Florida Gulf Coast estuary, with small drops of water sliding off its bill.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Panacea, Florida, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Copyright: © Loren Merrill