Russian or Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla bernicla). Sitting on frozen ground.

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Russian or Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla bernicla). Likely to be a starvation victim of a prolonged cold snap, food sources covered in freezing snow and ice making them inaccessible to the birds.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
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