21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
"Should I launch or not launch?"
A juvenile female condor is rehearsing its first flights against the background of a wonderful landscape. Tired (or perhaps a little scared by the height), she has perched on a rock and looks curiously at some strange beings who observe her in admiration. Her plumage, still brown-brown, will be completely black when she reaches adulthood. He doesn't feel threatened. She will take a breath and in moments she will clumsily unfold her enormous wings to awaken gasps of surprise among her admirers. Beauty in its purest form.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 09.2023 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
Photo Location: | Valle Grande, Mendoza, Argentina |
Camera: | NIKON D3100 |
Copyright: | © Ramon Rodolfo Asar |