Close up of a female Red-winged Blackbird taking a spirited bath while using a partially submerged cattail stem for support.

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Size: 3416px × 2277px
Location: Denver County, Colorado
Photo credit: © Susan Hodgson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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