With wings outspread and beak wide open, a Kittiwake announces it's return to the nesting site built onto the pilings of the Mumbles Pier

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Size: 5400px × 3594px
Location: Gower, Swansea, Wales
Photo credit: © Holden Wildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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