14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A black-and-white warbler retrieved in power line clearing in Patuxent, Maryland.
This bird was captured in a mist net below a power line clearing, in a song bird habitat purposefully preserved by a power company. A man is holding this bird in order to take body measurements and attach a band to the birds ankle as part of a long-term monitoring study.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 09.2016 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2016 |
Photo Location: | Patuxent, Maryland, United States of America |
Copyright: | © Sammie Alexander |