A scruffy-looking snowy egret (Egretta thula) in the process of molting, on a railing at Kirby Park in California.

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Size: 3392px × 3422px
Location: Watsonville, CA
Photo credit: © elakazal / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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