12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
California Condor soaring over the Big Sur coast.

Endangered California condors are making a comeback in Big Sur, California. Native Americans called them Thunderbirds. The largest of all North American birds, condors have a wing span of 8 to 9 feet. They are truly the giants of the coastline sky.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2014
Date Uploaded: 10.2014
Photo Location: Big Sur, California, United States of America
Copyright: © Vicki Sarris