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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Flying Kite

A yellow-billed kite lifts its wings coming in to land. It has mottled brown feathers, black eyes and a yellow beak and legs. Shot with a Sony ⍺1 and a 600mm lens in Chobe National Park, Botswana, in October 2022. ISO 500, 600mm, f/4, 1/3200, 0 EV

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Camera: ILCE-1
Copyright: © Nick Dale