Female Canadian goose nesting atop a mound of mud, grasses and reeds. The nest is actually the top section of a muskrat den.

Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Barrington Hills, Illinois, USA
Photo credit: © Chuck Eckert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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