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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
"Do you want to dance?"

Sandhill Cranes start migrating to Central California at the beginning of each autumn to spend their winter. Each morning around sunrise, they awake at the first ray of light and flex their wings like elegant dancers before taking off to nearby farmlands for foraging.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Lodi, California, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Copyright: © Jean Zuo