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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Dust Bird

A water thick-knee nestles on the dusty Chobe floodplain. It has mottled brown, black and white plumage, and there's a catchlight in its yellow eye.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Botswana
Camera: ILCE-1
Copyright: © Nick Dale