Mute swan (Cygnus olor) egg in nest. One large egg of nine hidden by feathers while parent birds are absent from incubation

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Size: 4817px × 3211px
Location: Bath, UK
Photo credit: © Ian Redding / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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