Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, in red coloration ready to spawn, Bear Creek, Seward, Alaska, USA

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Location: Bear Creek, Seward, Alaska, USA
Photo credit: © ArteSub / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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