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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Flying Ermine

A long-tailed weasel races across the frozen landscape in Yellowstone National Park on a frigid winter day. The weasel was periodically popping out of the snow to bound across the surface, only to disappear into another self created hole seconds later.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Wyoming, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Copyright: © Steve Santel