Eurasian Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) adult, defending nest from Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) adult male, Cley Marshes

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Eurasian Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) adult, defending nest from Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) adult male, Cley Marshes Reserve, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, may

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