Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) juvenile flying over the sea with the recently moulted shell of a Spiny spider crab (Maja squinado), Wales, UK.

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Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) juvenile flying over the sea with the recently moulted shell of a Spiny spider crab (Maja squinado) caught on a very low spring tide, pursued by two other young gulls, The Gower, Wales, UK, August.

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Size: 5229px × 3486px
Location: The Gower, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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