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Avocet
(Recurvirostra avosetta)
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Avocets feeding
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Avocet preening feathers
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Avocet courtship and mating behaviour
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Avocet courtship flight
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Female avocet laying egg, adults incubating on nest
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Avocet chicks resting and preening
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Avocet chick feeding in water
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Avocet aggresive behaviour
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