14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Female red-breasted merganser, Chicago River, Chicago, IL
This bird was part of a flock driven inland due to starvation after a cold winter froze much of the Lake Michigan shoreline. I love the golden cast on her understated plumage. The image almost looks like an ink drawing to me.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 03.2014 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2016 |
| Photo Location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States of America |
| Camera: | COOLPIX P100 |
| Copyright: | © Richard Pallardy |