this juvenile / sub adult purple heron stayed within a rough grassland field feeding on field voles in early Autumn in the UK

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Size: 3888px × 5184px
Location: Eagland Hill Lancashire UK
Photo credit: © Simon rowlands / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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