Caption

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in a breeding colony, Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland, Great Britain

Date

Jul 13, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Matthias Graben

Reference

BRK25F32_249

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

84.0Mb (6.8Mb) / 22.1in x 14.8in / 6633 x 4427 (300dpi)

Keywords

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