Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) defending breeding territory_UFP2241RM.tiff
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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) defending breeding territory,
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) defending breeding territory, by standing on the head of the rival and dunking them under for as long as they can, usually not more than a couple of seconds, Then chasing the intruder off. 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) defending breeding territory_UFP2241RM.tiff
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Date:
24 Apr 2010
Location:
Southport Lancashire, North West UK
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©2010 Glenn Upton-Fletcher
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