A Northern Pintail drake, Anas acuta, wearing an aluminum leg band, poses on a loafing log at the Merced NWR, CA.

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Size: 3648px × 5472px
Location: San Joaquin Valley CA USA
Photo credit: © Light Purveyor / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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