Merlin (Falco columbarius) in moorland setting, chicks at nest photographed under licence from SNH, Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland
Photo credit: © Mick Durham FRPS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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