Title

European Shag

Caption

European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) adult, breeding plumage, close-up of head, nesting on clifftop, Inner Farne, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Apr 11, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Dave Pressland

Reference

BRK22G41_327

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.7Mb (1.8Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5315 x 3531 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds British Common shag Common shags Cormorant Cormorants Europe European shag No People North Europe Northern Europe Northumberland Partial View Pelecaniformes Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax aristotelis Rocky cliff adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography breed breeding dress breeding plumage breeding season breeding time cliff cliff line cliffs close up close ups coast coastal area coastal areas coastal region coasts 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 no one nobody nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside portrait portraits rock rocks rocky rocky coast rocky coastline rocky coasts rutting season shag shags social behavior social behaviour social behaviours steep coast steep coasts summer summery the rocks uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography England aquatic bird close-up detail details water bird water birds waterfowl Great Britain UK United Kingdom