/https://tf-cmsv2-photocontest-smithsonianmag-prod-approved.s3.amazonaws.com/3681e51f-ee6c-49e3-b415-32f8d1474774.jpg)
17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Whopper Swan Incoming for Landing
A Whopper Swan is landing on a cold morning on Lake Kussharo in Hokkaido, Japan. The warm thermal springs keep the edges of the lake free from ice and the swans take advantage of that.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 02.2019 |
| Date Uploaded: | 07.2019 |
| Photo Location: | Japan |
| Camera: | NIKON D850 |
| Copyright: | © Galitz Roie |
Awards
| Photo of the Day: 09.29.20 |