Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) pair collecting nest material, with one flicking a small stick onto their nest site on a lake island, Gloucs, UK.

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Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) pair collecting nest material, with one flicking a small stick onto their nest site on a small island in a freshwater lake, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

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Size: 5568px × 3712px
Location: Gloucestershire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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