Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) chick swallowing an insect grub caught by a parent on the grassy margins of a lake, Gloucestershire, UK, June.

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Size: 4880px × 3253px
Location: Gloucestershire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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