Downy birch trees (Betula pubescens) felled on the margin of a lochan by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber), Knapdale, Scotland, UK

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Downy birch trees (Betula pubescens) felled on the margin of Lochan Buic by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) reintroduced during the Scottish Beaver Trial, Knapdale Forest, Argyll, Scotland, UK, May.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Knapdale Forest, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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