Title

European Shag

Caption

European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) adult, breeding plumage, sitting on nest, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Aug 12, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Michael Durham

Reference

BRK22F44_179

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,7Mb (17,9Mb) / 11,8in x 17,7in / 3533 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds British Common shag Common shags Cormorant Cormorants Europe European shag No People North Europe Northern Europe Northumberland Pelecaniformes Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax aristotelis adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breed breeding area breeding dress breeding ground breeding grounds breeding plumage breeding season breeding site breeding time deserted empty fauna habitat incubate incubating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nest nesting nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside rutting season shag shags social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summer summery uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography England aquatic bird breeding breedings water bird water birds waterfowl Great Britain UK United Kingdom