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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Camouflage

Camouflage is an animals way of avoiding detection by blending in to the environment. Here Green Parakeet blend in with the green leaves and were it not for their loud noises, seeing them eat a mango would have gone unnoticed.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Piuval, Brazil
Camera: OM-1MarkII
Copyright: © P. Warner