22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Green and Clean
I was photographing gold dust day geckos on the Big Island of Hawaii and was elated to see one licking its eye. Geckos don't have eyelids so they clean their eyes with their tongues.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 12.2021 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2024 |
| Photo Location: | Kona, Hawaii, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark III |
| Copyright: | © Claudia Cooper |