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a flock of great egrets in the Danube
January 26, 2014

Hungary Birds

“On a good day in the field, a birder might see a flock of birds,” writes photographer Réka Zsirmon of this photo of great egrets in the tidal area of the Danube in Hungary. The image received an honorable mention in the Nature category of the 2013 National Geographic Photo Contest.

This photo was submitted to the 2013 National Geographic Photo Contest.



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Photograph by Réka Zsirmon

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