The delicately patterned shell of a Common Garden Snail found next to a thrushes anvil-stone. Song Thrush love molluscs and have a special technique

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The delicately patterned shell of a Common Garden Snail found next to a thrushes anvil-stone. Song Thrush love molluscs and have a special technique to remove the snail from its protection

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Size: 5500px × 3761px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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