Title

Eurasian Avocet

Caption

Eurasian Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) adult, defending nest from Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) adult male, Cley Marshes Reserve, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

May 28, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Roger Tidman

Reference

BRK22F52_302

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (18.0Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5315 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 Anatidae Anseriformes Aves Bird Birds Black-capped avocet Black-capped avocets British Charadriiformes Common shelduck Common shelducks England Eurasian avocet Europe No People Norfolk Norfolk County North Europe Northern Europe Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Recurvirostridae Shelducks Tadorna tadorna Tadorninae adult adult animal adult animals aggression aggressions aggressive animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild aquatic bird attack position attacking avocet avocets battle battles behavior behaviour belligerent bird photography bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breeding area breeding ground breeding grounds breeding season breeding site breeding time burn burning danger dangerous dangers defend defending deserted duck bird duck birds empty fauna fight fighting fire fires flame flames flight flights fly flying geese bird habitat in flight in the air male male animal male animals males mature matures mid air mid-adult woman mid-adult women move movement movements moving natural environment natural environments natural habitat nest nesting nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside two uninhabited water bird water birds waterfowl wetland wetlands wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Anas Duck Ducks Great Britain UK United Kingdom attack attacks breeding breedings posture postures shorebird wader wading bird wading birds