Caption

Common Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), adult male in breeding plumage, perched on a dead tree branch with outstretched wings to dry its plumage after fishing, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 04, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/D. Usher

Reference

BRK25E25_372

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57,7Mb (2,6Mb) / 17,3in x 13,0in / 5184 x 3888 (300dpi)

Keywords

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