Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, standing on a rock, probing for food under an incoming wave. Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Size: 3600px × 3000px
Location: Saltcoats, Scotland
Photo credit: © Elizabeth Leyden / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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