A curlew, Numenius arquata, flies with outstretched wings against a blue sky on moorland in Yorkshire, UK. The bird's beak, or bill, is open as it calls and displays to distract predators from its nest on the ground. Curlews are Europe's largest wading birds. Their numbers have declined in recent decades and they are red-listed as endangered in the UK.
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