Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima preening its feathers on the ice in North Spitsbergen The Arctic

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Purple Sandpiper preening its feathers on the ice in North Spitsbergen The Arctic

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Size: 5080px × 3387px
Location: Svalbard North Spitsbergen The Arctic
Photo credit: © Chris Wallace / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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