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English: North African Thekla's lark (Galerida theklae carolinae) near Douz, Kebili, Tunisia
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Source Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk
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Charles J. Sharp (1951–)  wikidata:Q54800218
 
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Charles James Sharp; Charlesjsharp; Charles James Sharp Bentley; Charles Bentley
Description British wildlife photographer
Date of birth September 1951 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 2003
date QS:P,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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creator QS:P170,Q54800218
Camera location33° 13′ 12″ N, 9° 46′ 48″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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