Title

Crested Auklet

Caption

Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella) adult pair, breeding plumage, in courtship display, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Buldir Island, Western Aleutian Islands, Alaska (U.) S. A

Date

May 28, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Desmond Dugan

Reference

BRK22F52_240

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (18.0Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5315 x 3546 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 Aethia cristatella Alaska Alcidae Auk Auks Aves Bird Birds Charadriiformes Crested auklet Elachistidae Gelechioidea Glossata Haplochrois Insect Insecta Insects Marine park Marine protected area Marine reserve N.P. NP National Park National Parks North America Pacific Pacific Ocean Syntetrernis US-American adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography breeding dress breeding plumage breeding season breeding time case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives couple couples courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping curved-horn moths display displaying fauna female females gelechioid moths grass-miner moths habitat male males maritime mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures national natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve nature conservation area nature reserve nature reserves nuptial plumage ocean out outdoor outdoors outside pair perform the courtship display protected area reserve reserves rutting season sanctury sea national park seabird seabirds social behavior social behaviour social behaviours two western wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo America American Butterflies Butterfly Lepidoptera Lepidopteran US-America USA United States United States of America courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behaviour imprinting overawing sea shorebird wader wading bird wading birds