Adult common redshank (Tringa totanus) perched on top of a fence post. This bird had a chick nearby and was keeping a lookout in order to protect it. Flatey, West Fjords, Iceland. July.

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Architectural detail Aves Birds Boat Transportation Boats Charadriiformes Common redshank Defensive Ecotourism Ecotravel Expedition Ship Fence Flatey Gulls/Terns/Alcids/Shorebirds Iceland Lindblad Expeditions Looking National Geographic Expeditions National Geographic Explorer North Atlantic Perched Protect Protecting Room for copy Sandpipers Scolopacidae Shallow focus Snipe/Sandpipers/Godwits/Phalaropes Tringa totanus West Fjords

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