Delicate details of primary and secondary wing feathers from an European Greenfinch adult showing how feather barbs lock together to allow flight

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Size: 4912px × 7360px
Location: Sevenoaks, UK
Photo credit: © Yon Marsh Natural History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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