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Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)

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Willet hatching

© Don Smith / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Willet standing

© Tom Vezo / naturepl.com
Willet standing on one leg

© Malcolm Schuyl / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Willet standing in the shallows

© Fritz Polking / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Willet resting on one leg

© Lynn M. Stone / naturepl.com
Willet running along the shoreline

© Mark Newman / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Willet roosting

© Fritz Polking / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Flock of willets roosting

© David Hosking / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Flock of willets standing in the shallows

© David Hosking / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Willet swimming

© Mark Chappell / Animals Animals
Willet bathing

© Malcolm Schuyl / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Willet preening

© Phyllis Greenberg / Animals Animals
Willet with wings outstretched

© Don Smith / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Willet flapping wings

© Bill Coster / www.ardea.com
Willet flying

© Mark Chappell / Animals Animals
Willet in flight

© Bill Coster / www.photoshot.com
Willet in flight, dorsal view

© Mark Chappell / Animals Animals
Willet landing

© Mark Chappell / Animals Animals
Willet foraging

© David Hosking / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Willet feeding on a crab

© Lynn M. Stone / naturepl.com
Willet feeding

© John Shaw / www.photoshot.com
Willets fighting

© David Cantrille / naturalvisions.co.uk
Willets fighting

© Melvin Grey / www.photoshot.com
Willet displaying

© Don Smith / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Male willet displaying

© Tom Vezo / naturepl.com
Female willet incubating eggs

© Tom Vezo / naturepl.com

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