Title

European Shag

Caption

European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) adult, breeding plumage, close-up of head, sitting at rough nest made of twigs on clifftop, Inner Farne, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Apr 11, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Dave Pressland

Reference

BRK22F91_333

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,7Mb (1,5Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3531 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds British Common shag Common shags Cormorant Cormorants Europe European shag Farne Islands No People North Europe Northern Europe Partial View 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 bough branch branches breed breeding area breeding dress breeding ground breeding grounds breeding plumage breeding season breeding site breeding time close up close ups cropped deserted detail view empty fauna habitat head head portrait head shot head shots heads incubate incubating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve nature conservation area nature reserve nature reserves nest nesting nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside perched portrait portraits rutting season shag shags sit sitting social behavior social behaviour social behaviours tree branch twig twigs uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Northumberland aquatic bird breeding breedings close-up detail details water bird water birds waterfowl England Great Britain UK United Kingdom