magnificent frigate bird snatches bait fish that was trying to shelter under an olive ridley sea turtle floating at the surface, offshore Costa Rica

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magnificent frigate bird snatches bait fish that was trying to shelter under an olive ridley sea turtle floating at the surface, offshore from southern Costa Rica, Central America ( Eastern Pacific Ocean ); pink-footed shearwater floats next to turtle

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Size: 6459px × 4306px
Location: Pacific Ocean offshore southern Costa Rica
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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