Close up of a foraging Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, in mating plumage in spring hunting in the water with a small perch, Perca fluviatilis

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Close up of a foraging Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, in mating plumage in spring hunting in the water with a small perch, Perca fluviatilis, as prey in its pointed beak

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Size: 5662px × 3775px
Location: Spookverlaat, Kruiskade, Alphen aan den Rijn
Photo credit: © Henk van den Brink / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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