A young avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) , wing feathers just showing through its down, grabs an invertebrate from the mud in a shallow lagoon using

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A young avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) , wing feathers just showing through its down, grabs an invertebrate from the mud in a shallow lagoon using its distinctive curved beak. Elmley, Isle of Sheppy, Kent, UK.

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Size: 3310px × 2295px
Location: Elmley, Isle of Sheppy, Kent, UK.
Photo credit: © MichaelGrantBirds / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: avocet, avosetta, barndigital, beak, bird, chick, curved, elmley, feather, feathers, feding, fledgling, food, invertebrate, juvenile, mud, recurvirostra, sheath, wader, water, young