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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Italian Alps #3

A prairie of red rhododendrons at an altitude of 1650 meters in the Alps. These flowers, like many others are migrating higher and higher into the mountains due to climate change.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2024
Date Uploaded: 09.2024
Photo Location: Portula, Italy
Camera: PENTAX K-5 II
Copyright: © Maurizio Teruzzi