With its distinctive probing beak and cryptic plumage, the Curlew is one of the larger wading birds seen around the UK coast. This one has a crab.

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With its distinctive probing beak and cryptic plumage, the Curlew is one of the larger wading birds seen around the UK coast. This one has caught a crab which it is dismembering and eating bit by bit.

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Size: 5500px × 3635px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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