White stork (Ciconia ciconia) pair perform an aggressive display as a buzzard flies too close to their nest in an oak tree, Knepp Estate, Sussex, UK.

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White stork (Ciconia ciconia) pair performing an aggressive display, raising their beaks and hissing as a buzzard flies too close to their nest in an Oak tree, Knepp estate, Sussex, UK, April.

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Size: 4683px × 3122px
Location: Knepp Estate, Sussex
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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