Caption

Two crows (Corvus corone), carrion crows, crows stand on a quiet, rocky sandy beach with green algae and peck at a dead grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) with a broken body and visible red meat and rib bones, piece of carrion, washed up carcass with a full head and closed eyes, scavenger, eating, behavior, low tide, creepy, unpleasant, nature, ephemeral, dying, North Sea, Dune island, Heligoland, Pinneberg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date

Jul 11, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK25M05_251

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23,7Mb (2,7Mb) / 12,1in x 7,6in / 3628 x 2288 (300dpi)

Keywords

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