20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
2022 Stillness

I love spending time in my backyard on Lake Apopka! I have tons of birds which fly in all the time. The Common Gallinule's seem to be here year around. Some days they are surrounded by tons of green algae and on this particular day the water was clear and smooth as ice! I had to get the image of this beautiful bird. When I look at the reflection and the stillness of the water it immediately puts me at peace!

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Date Taken: 04.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Montverde, Florida, United States of America
Copyright: © Kathryn Wise