sunlit cattle egret standing on head of water buffalo in shade surrounded by insects and pointed horns in rural India

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a cattle egret stands in sunshine on the head of a water-buffalo amongst the horns of the resting herd

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Size: 4750px × 3563px
Location: Bandhavgarh India
Photo credit: © Steve Holroyd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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