Title

Slaty-backed gull

Caption

Slaty-backed gull (Larus schistisagus) feeding on dead starfish dumped on the quay by fishing trawlers, Hokkaido, Japan, winter, Asia

Date

Aug 12, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Tipling

Reference

BRK22F44_025

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.8Mb (17.9Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5315 x 3537 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 people Asteroidea Aves Bird Birds Charadriiformes Echinoderm Echinodermata Echinoderms Fishing industry Gull Gulls Hokkaido Laridae Larinae Larus schistisagus Many Animals Pacific Pacific Ocean Pacific gull Sea star Seagull Seagulls Slaty-backed gull Starfish Starfishes Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming adult adult animal adult animals animal animals animals in the wild aquatic bird bird photography cadaver carcass carcasses coast coastal area coastal areas coastal region coasts dead dead animal dock fauna fishing flock flock of birds group group of animals groups groups of animals habitat harbor harbors harbour in Winter ingestion jetty landing landing stage marine animal marine animals mature matures mid-adult woman mid-adult women mooring moorings natural environment natural environments natural habitat ocean out outdoor outdoors outside pier port quay quays several several animals swarm of birds two people under water underwater underwater photo underwater photos underwater world underwater worlds water bird water birds waterfowl wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography winter wintery wintry Fish Fishes Japan Pisces animal feed animal feeds eat economies economy feed feeding many numerous sea shorebird wader wading bird wading birds Asia Japanese