Honor Roll: Smithsonian Magazine's 23rd Annual Photography Contest
Jacqueline Burke, a 64-year-old veterinarian, is the grand prize winner of Smithsonian magazine’s 2026 photography contest for her image of three recently hatched egrets, taken at the Ocean City welcome center in New Jersey, a rookery where native and migratory birds choose to breed—and a popular destination for birders and …
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