A raft of brants rest in a Long Island harbor after migrating from their Arctic Circle breeding grounds. (Branta bernicla)

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Size: 5700px × 4145px
Location: Setauket Harbor, NY
Photo credit: © Maria Hoffman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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