American avocets, Recurvirostra americana, walk through the alkali waters of Mono Lake amid the sand tufas in Lee Vining, California

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Size: 4349px × 2822px
Location: Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, 395, Lee Vining, CA, USA
Photo credit: © Trent Dietsche / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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