Caption

A herring gull (Larus argentatus) stands on a quiet, rocky sandy beach at dusk and pecks at a dead grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) with a broken body and visible red flesh and rib bones, piece of carrion, washed up carcass with a full head and closed eyes, scavenger, eating, ebb, behavior, coast, shore, coastline, body of water, North Sea, Dune island, Heligoland, Pinneberg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date

Jul 11, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK25L69_452

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

22,9Mb (2,2Mb) / 11,5in x 7,7in / 3462 x 2311 (300dpi)

Keywords

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