Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) foraging for invertebrates on the margin of a freshwater lake with a Rat-tailed maggot (Eristalis sp.) prey.

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Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) foraging for invertebrate food on the muddy margins of a freshwater lake with a Rat-tailed maggot (Eristalis sp.), Gloucestershire, UK, May.

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Size: 3569px × 2676px
Location: Gloucestershire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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