Caption

A gannet (Morus bassanus) (synonym: Sula bassana) relaxes and preens its plumage, beak sunk into the plumage, resting, sleeping, relaxation, close-up, the white plumage is shown in detail, feather, feathers, 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_391

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

22,8Mb (1,4Mb) / 11,8in x 7,5in / 3531 x 2258 (300dpi)

Keywords

detail close up several deserted many white daytime breeding sleep beak rock 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 nap courtship behavior group Heligoland nest relaxation european North German social behaviour display behaviour bird feather plumage breeding ground courtship Germany Many Animals several animals preen group of animals breeding season Schleswig-Holstein breeding colony wildlife photography Bird Rock Swarm behaviour Lummenfelsen display swarm natural environment flock of birds mating behavior mating season detail view bird photography Central Europe Suliformes Gannet colony section close-up bunch of no one numerous bill gannet waterfowl animals in the wild breed North Germany fauna rookery nesting place relaxing courtship behaviour Heligoland Island social behavior overawing feather breeding area courting German Federal Republic plume breeding time Land Schleswig-Holstein Bird cliff Swarming Guillemot Rock habitat swarm of birds mating behaviour mating time Middle Europe Phalacrocoraciformes closeup multiple No People plenty day aquatic bird Wildlife restful snooze Helgoland imprinting breeding site mating Republic of Germany flock of natural habitat mating period Close view nobody daylight relax doze imponation breeding place FRG flock rutting season close shot uninhabited take a nap empty details close ups breedings sleeping beaks rocks Northern gannets water birds Birds wild animals incubating bird colonies animals courting seasons colonies nesting sites seabirds Sulids napping courtship behaviors groups nesting naps social behaviours bird feathers plumages breeding grounds courtshiping preening groups of animals breeding colonies Bird Rocks Swarm behaviours displaying natural environments Gannet colonies sections close-ups gannets waterfowls rookeries feathers breeding areas pluming Bird cliffs Swarmings closeups aquatic birds snoozing breeding sites dozing breeding places BRD flocks taking a nap Detailed image Close-up sleeps the rock the rocks incubates Europe's nests Northern German court courts courtships preens displays detailed view close-up shot breeds Helgoland Island plumes snoozes woos woo wooing relaxes dozes takes a nap