15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Flight of a Northern Phoenix

An early morning mist lifts off the surface of the Battenkill River as a Great Blue Heron follows the western course of the river on its meeting with the Hudson River in upstate New York.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2017
Date Uploaded: 09.2017
Photo Location: Salem, New York, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D40X
Copyright: © Bruce Squiers