A Great Blue Heron flapping its powerful wings as it takes flight over a lake with the warm light of sunrise casting a golden glow on it and the water

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A Great Blue Heron flapping its powerful wings as it takes flight over a lake with the warm light of sunrise casting a golden glow on it and the water below.

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Size: 5568px × 3712px
Location: Southlake, Texas, United States
Photo credit: © Stretch Clendennen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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