Caption

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in flight with twig in beak for building nest, landing in tree at breeding colony in wetland in spring

Date

2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Philippe Clement

Reference

BRK24C71_028

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.6Mb (531.9Kb) / 16.1in x 10.7in / 4838 x 3223 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds Black cormorant Great Cormorant Great black cormorant Great cormorants Many Animals No People Pelecaniformes Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoraciformes Phalacrocorax carbo maroccanus Suliformes Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming Wildlife animal animals animals in the wild beak big biotope biotopes bird colonies bird colony bird photography bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests bog boggy bough branch branches breed breeding area breeding colonies breeding colony breeding ground breeding grounds breeding place breeding season breeding site breeding time building a nest building nest bunch of colonies colony cormorant cormorants countryside court courting courting seasons courtship courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour courtship display courtship season courtshiping deserted display display behaviour displaying empty fauna flight flights flock flock of flock of birds flora fly flying great group group of animals groups groups of animals habitat imponation imprinting in a flight in flight in the air in the beak in the sky incubate incubating ingestion landings landscape landscape photo landscape shot landscapes large marsh marsh area marshland marshy mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mid air moor muddy multiple natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature nest nest-building nesting nesting place nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody open air overawing parental care perform the courtship display rookery rutting season scenery several several animals shags social behavior social behaviour social behaviours spring springtime swamp swamps swamps landscapes swampy swarm swarm of birds tree tree branch trees twig twigs uninhabited wetland wetlands wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo animal behavior animal behaviour animal feed animal feeds aquatic bird behavior behaviour breeding breedings care eat feed feeding fodder food land landing many moorland moorlands numerous plenty swamp landscape vegetation vegetations water bird water birds waterfowl caring caring for tending