A pheasant killed by flooding along the River Parrett, after heavy winter rain, near Martock, in the Somerset Levels, Somerset, Great Britain.

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Seasonal flooding during the autumn and winter is increasingly common and increasingly serious in southwest England, particularly in the flat and very low-lying Somerset Levels, shown in this image. This particular shows the body of a pheasant, killed by the flood and then left behind by the receding water, close to the River Parrett, near Martock, in the heart of the Somerset Levels, Somerset, southwest England.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Martock, Somerset, southwest England
Photo credit: © Nigel Hicks / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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