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Nature photographer Liron Gertsman captured an award-winning image of a white-tailed tropicbird rising above volcanic gases and red lava at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Gertsman spent 10 days scouting and waiting for the Kīlauea volcano to erupt before capturing the shot. The winning image, taken with a Canon EOS R5 and telephoto lens, highlights the dramatic environment where tropicbirds nest in volcanic cracks and use thermals for flight. The photograph won the Birds in Landscape category at the Audubon Photography Awards.
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Liron Gertsman won an Audubon Photography Award for a tropicbird image.
The photo was taken above an active volcano in Hawai'i.
Gertsman scouted the location for 10 days before the eruption.
The image features volcanic gases, ash, lava, and a tropicbird.