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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Egret Highway

On July 28, 2023, in Baihezui Village, Mingyue Town, Huaying City, Sichuan Province, China, flocks of white egrets flew under the sunset, next to the Huangmaduqu River Bridge on the Shanghai Chengdu Expressway. In recent years, the forest coverage along the Qujiang River in Guang'an City, Sichuan Province has increased, and the ecological environment has continued to improve, attracting birds such as egrets, pond herons, grey herons, and cattle backed herons to breed and inhabit here.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: China
Camera: L2D-20c
Copyright: © Xiujian Zhou