Avian pox disease in a Laysan Albatross chick who has a pustule on its beak (Phoebastria immutabilis)

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, USA
Photo credit: © Rosanne Tackaberry / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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