Caption

Subantarctic skua, or Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica), at a breeding colony of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), Pebble Island, Falkland Islands, Great Britain, South Atlantic, South America

Date

Nov 26, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Matthias Graben

Reference

BRK25F96_424

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

93,1Mb (6,5Mb) / 23,3in x 15,5in / 6982 x 4660 (300dpi)

Keywords

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