20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Great Spear
Marveling at the patience and skillful hunting of the great egret, I photographed it successfully spearing this fish. Before eating it, the otherwise intact fish, still alive and wriggling, seemed to stare back at its predator in a moment of frightful defeat.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2022 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2022 |
| Photo Location: | Westport, Connecticut, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon PowerShot SX740 HS |
| Copyright: | © Mary Von Ohlen |