Caption

A crow (Corvus corone), carrion crow, crow stands on a quiet, stony sandy beach with green algae and eats from a dead grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) with a broken body and visible red meat and rib bones, bloody beak, piece of carrion, washed up carcass with a full head and closed eyes, repulsive aseaters, eating, behavior, low tide, 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

BRK25M05_254

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,3Mb (4,7Mb) / 14,1in x 9,4in / 4240 x 2830 (300dpi)

Keywords

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