23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Tundra Swans Descend at Dusk

At Pocosin Lakes, the tundra swans spend most of their winter on the many regional ponds. But at sunset each day, they descend--thousands of them--upon the empty corn fields to look for forgotten kernels. It's an incredible sight.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: North Carolina, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D3200
Copyright: © Shelley Moxley