23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Urban Hawk
A lone hawk surveys the neighborhood from a weathered rooftop—nature’s sentinel adjusting to a world that keeps changing around it. As urbanization carves deeper into their habitats, these raptors are forced to reinvent their hunting grounds, trading open fields for cul-de-sacs and canyon ridges for roof tiles. Yet here they stand, resilient and unbroken. They remind us that even in the heart of the city, the wild still finds a way.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 11.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | San Diego, Ca, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon EOS R6m2 |
| Copyright: | © Arnel Garcia |