23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
A Gull Resting on Mustang Island Sand
A Ring-billed Gull relaxes on Mustang Island beach on the Texas Gulf Coast. Captured low to the sand, the image emphasizes the bird's scale against the textured foreground and the distant, rolling waves of the ocean.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 01.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States of America |
| Copyright: | © Sam Schaub |