Caption

A gannet (Morus bassanus) (synonym: Sula bassana) flies, sails elegantly with outstretched wings, hovers alone in a peaceful dusk over the sea, horizon, blue, shadow, dusk, calm waters of the North Sea, while the sky glows in pastel shades at sunset, Lummenfelsen, North Sea island of Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date

Jul 14, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK25M19_307

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

38,9Mb (2,1Mb) / 16,7in x 9,1in / 4999 x 2718 (300dpi)

Keywords

horizon several deserted many blue evening sun evening breeding sail glow water rock distance wing Northern gannet water bird Bird wild animal incubate bird colony animal behaviour animal sky shadow Northern Germany German North Sea wildlife Europe courtship season serene mood colony nesting site seabird courtship display Sulid peaceful Pelecaniformes alone courtship behavior group Heligoland flight atmospheric Dusk evening light nest spread out elegant elegance european North German social behaviour pastel color evening sky display behaviour breeding ground courtship Germany spreading wing sea Many Animals several animals midair evening atmosphere group of animals breeding season Schleswig-Holstein breeding colony wildlife photography Bird Rock Swarm behaviour stylish Lummenfelsen in flight display atmospheric light swarm dim natural environment flock of birds mating behavior mating season bird photography Central Europe sunset Suliformes fly bunch of no one numerous setting sun shine waterfront gannet waterfowl animals in the wild breed shade North Germany fauna calm atmosphere rookery nesting place peacefulness courtship behaviour Heligoland Island twilight outspread social behavior pastel colour overawing breeding area courting German Federal Republic spread wing mid-air evening mood breeding time Land Schleswig-Holstein Bird cliff Swarming classy Guillemot Rock in the air light atmosphere habitat swarm of birds mating behaviour mating time Middle Europe Phalacrocoraciformes multiple No People plenty evening sunshine glare aquatic bird Wildlife tranquil Helgoland dawn imprinting breeding site mating pastel colored Republic of Germany outstreched wing mid air evening hour Light mood flock of natural habitat mating period nobody Evening sunlight luminous quiet imponation breeding place pastel-colored FRG wings spread float evening shot in a flight light scene flock dusky rutting season uninhabited placid pastel coloured spreading wings hover in the sky empty pastel-coloured wings spreading pastel stretching its wing open wings horizons Blue evenings breedings sailing glowing waters rocks distances wings Northern gannets water birds Birds wild animals incubating bird colonies animals skies shadows courting seasons colonies nesting sites seabirds Sulids courtship behaviors groups flights nesting spreading out elegantly social behaviours pastel colors evening skies breeding grounds courtshiping evening atmospheres groups of animals breeding colonies Bird Rocks Swarm behaviours displaying natural environments sun set flying shining gannets waterfowls shades rookeries breeding areas pastel colours spread wings Bird cliffs Swarmings glaring aquatic birds breeding sites outstreched wings breeding places BRD floating in the flight flocks hovering stretching its wings in the evening sun sails glows the rock the rocks incubates Europe's moody in the evening light light of the evening sun nests spreads out Northern German court courts courtships displays sundown sun setting sun sets afterglow evening glow evening glory flies shines breeds Helgoland Island wing spread glares woos woo wooing light up lights up floats hovers