Caption

Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) male, drake in breeding plumage flapping wings along the North Sea coast in spring

Date

May 13, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Philippe Clément

Reference

BRK25F07_040

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.6Mb (2.5Mb) / 16.1in x 10.7in / 4837 x 3222 (300dpi)

Keywords

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