Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis. Grazing; showing relative lengths of bill, neck legs. Adaptations for feeding on short grasses.

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Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis). Showing the relative length to the neck to the legs which enables the bird to reach and so efficiently graze.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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