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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Curious Onlooker

I found this red-tailed hawk in a rehabilitation park in eastern Pennsylvania and loved how willing she was to stay still for pictures. The darkness of the background makes it look slightly otherworldly to me, and I love that I didn't have to do that in post. That's just how it looked. Getting shots of animals looking right at a camera is one of my favorite things to shoot.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T5
Copyright: © Zachary Steere