Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Feeding on land. The act of feeding or scything is the same motion when using a scythe in cutting grass or harvesting crops. The Avocet colonised Britain when coastal marshes in East Anglia were flooded to provide a defence against possible invasion by the Germans.
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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Feeding on land.
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Feeding on land. The act of feeding or scything is the same motion when using a scythe in cutting grass or harvesting crops. The Avocet colonised Britain when coastal marshes in East Anglia were flooded to provide a defence against possible invasion by the Germans.

Filename: Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Feeding on land_UFP2026RM.tiff
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Date: 24 Apr 2010
Location: Southport Lancashire, North West UK
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