19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Beautiful Encounter
The newly hatched chick was under the wing when mom began to get closer to me. I backed up thinking I was drifting in but she got closer still and then all of a sudden she lifted her wing and let the chick out and on to her back, as if to introduce me to this precious new life!
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2021 |
Date Uploaded: | 09.2021 |
Photo Location: | Woodstock, Maine, United States of America |
Camera: | NIKON Z 7_2 |
Copyright: | © Jessica DeLeon |