15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Paradise Lost
Juvenile Galapagos sharks around Boatswain Bird Island, a rock close to Ascension Island, breeding grounds for seabirds like boobies, Ascension frigate birds, Tropical birds, noddies and so on. The water is coloured black sometimes due to the presence of black durguns. Sharks an durgons waiting to scavenge on chicks ending up in the water before they can fly.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2017 |
Photo Location: | Ascension Island, United Kingdom |
Camera: | NIKON D800 |
Copyright: | © Ellen Cuylaerts |