great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus), swimming pair performing the courtship display on the water, showing nesting material, Netherlands, Frisia

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Location: Niederlande,Friesland
Photo credit: © blickwinkel/M. Woike / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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