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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
White-eye Landing

On the Island of Hawaii the "Big Island" the mejiro or Japanese White-eye a small warbling starts at the morning by hunting for water. Here one little guy comes in for a landing on torch ginger where he will soon quench his thirst finding water between the flowers petals.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2022
Date Uploaded: 10.2024
Photo Location: Naalehu, Hawaii, United States of America
Camera: LEICA M10-P
Copyright: © Tony Jones