Caption

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) courts a female in the colony at sunset with the sea in the background, wildlife, Helgoland, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 29, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/David & Micha Sheldon

Reference

BRK25E59_057

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

47,2Mb (2,3Mb) / 16,6in x 11,1in / 4976 x 3315 (300dpi)

Keywords

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