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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Gull at the Shore

While walking on the beach, I noticed this gull at the shoreline cautiously getting its toes wet. It seemed to be assessing how far it was willing to enter the surf, similar to the behavior of the humans on the beach.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Pawleys Island, South Carolina, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 90D
Copyright: © Lisa Basile Ellwood