15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Condor #87 circling home to Battleship Formation, Grand Canyon
Condor #87 soars above his confirmed nesting area, Battleship Formation, in the Grand Canyon. No. 87 is currently about 20 years old and lives in the Canyon with his mate, #280 (as of 2014). Condors were reintroduced to the Grand Canyon area (approx. 30 miles north) in December 1996.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 05.2017 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2017 |
| Photo Location: | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON D810 |
| Copyright: | © Salvatore Lanzilotti |