Caption

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

Date

May 13, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Philippe Clément

Reference

BRK25F07_236

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35,2Mb (1,8Mb) / 14,3in x 9,5in / 4296 x 2862 (300dpi)

Keywords

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