Portrait of a Kittiwake chick. Half fledged the flight feathers are starting to show through the insulating chick down

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Size: 5200px × 4530px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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