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20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Watching over birds on a wire from above

We’re used to rush through the life without noticing a plenty of delightful little wonders occur around us all the time. So am I: I was going hunched about my business and quite by accident looked up to the sky. I was fascinated by the line of birds, nestling bare wire in the sky above me, and a strict geometry of their position was supplemented by a soft airplane trace.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Moscow, Russia
Camera: iPhone 13 Pro
Copyright: © Alexandra V