9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Taken one afternoon at a local rookery when one of the three white heron chicks stood guard while its siblings slept. Not the prettiest of babies but couldn't resist nonetheless.

Taken one afternoon at a local rookery when one of the three white heron chicks stood guard while its siblings slept. Not the prettiest of babies but couldn't resist nonetheless.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2010
Date Uploaded: 11.2011
Photo Location: Walterboro, South Carolina, United States of America
Camera: DMC-FZ20
Copyright: © Gazie Nagle