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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The female Anhinga shows us her grace.

I'm a huge fan of these sometimes clunky, sometimes graceful birds.Here in drying her wings, this female captures the golden sun of the late afternoon in a moment of beauty and grace.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Bryan Putnam