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Location:
Country:
Costa Rica
Image caption:
Behind the mangrove at sunrise: Wood storks, Roseate Spoonbills, Black-necked Stilts, White Ibises and other birds feeding on shrimp ponds and mud flats near Palo Seco, Parrita, Costa Rica.
Wetland type:
Coastal wetlands
Album:
World Wetlands Day 2015 Photo Contest
