16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Ibis vs Clam discovered while Stand Up Paddleboarding in the Rachel Carson Reserve

This juvenile White Ibis was observed struggling in the marsh with this clam that was maintaining a death grip on the bird's bill. I observed the bird’s failed attempts to bang the clam on the tree and hang his head low for the gravity effect.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D5300
Copyright: © Miriam Sutton