Caption

King eider (Somateria spectabilis) females and males in breeding plumage swimming in the Arctic Ocean along the Svalbard coast in spring, Spitsbergen

Date

May 05, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Sven Erik Arndt

Reference

BRK25J85_446

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.3Mb (2.3Mb) / 16.9in x 11.3in / 5083 x 3389 (300dpi)

Keywords

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