23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
The Catch: Egret Surges from the Water with Its Evening Meal
While watching the morning light fall across a Mississippi pond, I captured this egret’s precise strike. The bird exploded from stillness into motion, spreading its wings wide as it lifted its catch from the water.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 11.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 9 |
| Copyright: | © Robert Angelo |