Caption

A gannet (Morus bassanus) (synonym: Sula bassana) relaxes and preens its plumage, closed eye, large beak with feather, resting, close-up, close-up, portrait, portrait, sea in the background, the white plumage is shown in detail, feather, feathers, water of the North Sea, 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_396

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

60,9Mb (6,0Mb) / 12,8in x 18,4in / 3853 x 5522 (300dpi)

Keywords

detail close up several deserted many white daytime breeding looking at camera eye beak rock 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 closed relaxed Pelecaniformes courtship behavior group big Heligoland nest european North German social behaviour display behaviour bird feather plumage breeding ground cropped courtship Germany sea Many Animals several animals preen group of animals head shot 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 direct look bill portrait photo gannet waterfowl animals in the wild breed North Germany fauna rookery nesting place shut relaxing courtship behaviour large Heligoland Island 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 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 great Helgoland imprinting breeding site mating Republic of Germany 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 beaks rocks 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 groups of animals head shots breeding colonies Bird Rocks Swarm behaviours displaying natural environments 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 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