18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Torrential Jump
Torrent Ducks are amazing. They live in very fast rivers of the andean mountains where the have to struggle with power of the water, swimming and diving against the current in order to prey on aquatic invertebrates and walking and jumping from slippery rocks to move around.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 03.2020 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
| Photo Location: | near Pereira, Colombia |
| Camera: | NIKON D500 |
| Copyright: | © Sebastian Ballesteros Caro |