20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Crested Saguaro Under Milky Way

This rare crested saguaro survives in the Sonoran Desert in southeast Arizona. 'Crests', as we call them, are genetic anomalies that can be strikingly beautiful, and they make for great icons to place under the Milky Way.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: PENTAX K-3 Mark III
Copyright: © Kerrick James