12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Elegant Rising from the Water with Fish
Many egrets, cormorants and terns were fishing at a water inlet pipe near the shoreline, and all three species were regularly catching fish, crabs and other food. Several of the terns flew a “circuit” and hovered above the pipe outlet for a few moments, often diving into the water to grab a fish. Here, a tern has grabbed his fish and is starting to fly up off the water surface with his catch, with water spraying everywhere.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 09.2014 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2014 |
Photo Location: | Mountain View, California, United States of America |
Camera: | NIKON D4S |
Copyright: | © Mike Anderson |