A Herring Gull holds a bivalve in its bill, on the beach along the southern shore of Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Queens, NY
Photo credit: © Eleanor Kiwano / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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