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20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Tricolored Heron with Mangrove Sapling

A graceful tricolored heron seems to be studying a mangrove sapling, which is critical to the existence of many birds and other animals.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Cozumel, Mexico
Camera: NIKON Z 6
Copyright: © Laura Cochran