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20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Beach Guardian (Snowy Owl with Garbage)

This was taken early morning at my local beach on Plum Island in Massachusetts last January. To me the image speaks to the need to protect our natural spaces so that all of us, human and non human, can flourish and thrive.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2022
Date Uploaded: 09.2022
Photo Location: Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States of America
Camera: NIKON Z 9
Copyright: © Gillian Overholser