22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A duck relaxing at a monument

I was visiting the World War II monument in Washington D.C. when I saw this duck relaxing in the waters nearby. She was sleeping and enjoying the sunlight that the summer sun had to offer.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Washington D.C., Virginia, United States of America
Copyright: © Courtney Gutierrez