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Juvenile male Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) taking off from the top of a garden Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis), Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley, Kendal, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Photo ID: Juvenile_Male_Eurasian_Sparrowhawk_(Accipiter_nisus)_March_7_0053CrsEsA

File state: Final

Photo size: 14.3 Mpixels (41 MB uncompressed) - 4651x3080 pixels (15.5x10.2 in / 39.4x26.1 cm at 300 ppi)

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