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Courtship dance on water

Courtship dance on water

Spent hours trying to capture these beautiful birds (phalaropes) at Myvatn, Iceland, and it all came together in this wonderful moment of courtship....
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Spent hours trying to capture these beautiful birds (phalaropes) at Myvatn, Iceland, and it all came together in this wonderful moment of courtship.
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