23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Sandpiper on a Spring Lake

This bird is one of the earliest Wood Sandpipers of the spring. The bird on the melting lake ice, where it found something to eat. The setting sun is shining behing the bird.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Kuusamo, Finland
Copyright: © Juhani Vilpo