18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Smoky Breath of the Wolf
This member of the Wapiti Lake wolfpack had emerged from the trees near where I was standing, and trotted out into the sagebrush in western Yellowstone National Park. The wolf turned partways to howl, and smoke from the hydrothermal vents appears to be coming out of its mouth.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 10.2020 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Wy, United States of America |
Camera: | Canon EOS-1D X Mark II |
Copyright: | © Loren Merrill |