Caption

A gannet (Morus bassanus) (synonym: Sula bassana) relaxes and preens its plumage, feathers, head lowered, neck twisted, eye and plumage, relaxation, close-up, portrait, portrait on red sandstone rock, the black and white plumage is shown in detail, sunny day, gannet colony Lummenfelsen, North Sea island Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, North Sea, Germany

Date

Jul 06, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK25L85_389

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

51,3Mb (4,5Mb) / 19,5in x 10,2in / 5836 x 3073 (300dpi)

Keywords

detail close up several deserted many red black white daytime breeding looking at camera eye head body part rock sandstone erosion portrait Northern gannet water bird Bird wild animal incubate bird colony animal behaviour animal Northern Germany German North Sea wildlife Europe courtship season colony nesting site seabird courtship display Sulid sunny relaxed Pelecaniformes courtship behavior group Heligoland downcast nest relaxation european North German social behaviour display behaviour bird feather plumage breeding ground cropped courtship Germany Many Animals several animals preen sandstone rock group of animals head shot breeding season Schleswig-Holstein breeding colony wildlife photography Bird Rock Swarm behaviour Lummenfelsen black and white display twisted swarm natural environment flock of birds mating behavior mating season neck detail view bird photography Central Europe Suliformes Gannet colony section close-up bunch of no one numerous red coloured direct look portrait photo gannet waterfowl animals in the wild breed North Germany fauna rookery nesting place relaxing courtship behaviour Heligoland Island lowered social behavior overawing feather breeding area Partial View courting German Federal Republic plume head portrait breeding time Land Schleswig-Holstein Bird cliff Swarming Guillemot Rock black-and-white habitat swarm of birds mating behaviour mating time Middle Europe Phalacrocoraciformes closeup multiple No People plenty day facing camera Portrait shot aquatic bird Wildlife restful Helgoland imprinting breeding site mating Republic of Germany black-white flock of natural habitat mating period Close view nobody daylight looking at the camera relax imponation breeding place FRG flock rutting season close shot uninhabited looks in the camera empty looks into the camera looks at the camera details close ups breedings eyes heads body parts rocks sandstones erosions portraits Northern gannets water birds Birds wild animals incubating bird colonies animals courting seasons colonies nesting sites seabirds Sulids courtship behaviors groups nesting social behaviours bird feathers plumages breeding grounds courtshiping preening sandstone rocks groups of animals head shots breeding colonies Bird Rocks Swarm behaviours displaying natural environments necks Gannet colonies sections close-ups portrait photos gannets waterfowls rookeries feathers breeding areas pluming head portraits Bird cliffs Swarmings closeups aquatic birds breeding sites breeding places BRD flocks Detailed image Close-up on black looking into the camera the rock the rocks incubates Europe's nests Northern German court courts courtships preens displays detailed view close-up shot looking into camera breeds Helgoland Island plumes towards the camera woos woo wooing in to the camera relaxes looking Kamera