A Sanderling (Calidris alba) stretching it's wings up , running along the foreshore in the waves catching food .

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Size: 3351px × 2370px
Location: Connemara, Ireland
Photo credit: © Frances Browne / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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