Greater spotted woodpecker shouts as it is freed from a bird ringers' net

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Mist nets made of thread as thin as sewing thread are used to catch small birds for ringing. 2009 is the centenary of organised bird ringing in Britain

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Size: 5060px × 3373px
Location: Suffolk, England, UK
Photo credit: © John Henderson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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