Red-footed Booby spreading and lowering its tail so the feathers increase drag to slow the bird down as it extends webbed feet for landing on a tree

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Size: 3030px × 2020px
Location: Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge & Battle of Midway National Memorial, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Photo credit: © Rosanne Tackaberry / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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