Caption

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) (synonym: Sula bassana) flies elegantly at dusk over the calm, warmly lit waters of the North Sea, outspread wings in fast flight, sea, long exposure, soft motion blur, pull-along, abstract, Lummenfelsen, Helgoland Island, North Sea, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date

Jul 14, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK25M86_264

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

58,8Mb (2,1Mb) / 18,9in x 12,1in / 5673 x 3620 (300dpi)

Keywords

Blurred Motion several deserted many evening breeding plant water rock wing Northern gannet water bird Bird wild animal incubate bird colony animal behaviour animal nature Northern Germany German North Sea wildlife Europe courtship season blurred serene mood colony nesting site seabird time exposure courtship display Sulid illuminated Pelecaniformes courtship behavior group Heligoland flight atmospheric abstract Dusk nest spread out elegant elegance european Mulberry North German social behaviour evening sky display behaviour breeding ground Moraceae quick courtship Germany spreading wing sea Many Animals several animals group of animals breeding season Schleswig-Holstein Panning breeding colony wildlife photography Bird Rock Swarm behaviour stylish Lummenfelsen in flight display swarm dim natural environment soft flock of birds mating behavior mating season bird photography Central Europe Suliformes fly long exposure Fast flight motion blur bunch of no one numerous waterfront gannet waterfowl animals in the wild breed open air North Germany fauna blurry calm atmosphere rookery nesting place bulb exposure spotlighted courtship behaviour Heligoland Island twilight outspread social behavior overawing breeding area speedy courting German Federal Republic spread wing breeding time Land Schleswig-Holstein Wiping picture Bird cliff Swarming classy Guillemot Rock in the air habitat smooth swarm of birds mating behaviour mating time Middle Europe Phalacrocoraciformes multiple No People plenty aquatic bird Wildlife out of focus tranquil lit Helgoland dawn imprinting breeding site fast mating Republic of Germany outstreched wing pull-along mid air flock of natural habitat mating period nobody unfocused quiet long-term exposure luminous imponation breeding place rapid FRG wings spread drag-along in a flight flock dusky rutting season uninhabited placid spreading wings wipe screen in the sky empty wings spreading stretching its wing open wings evenings breedings plants waters rocks wings Northern gannets water birds Birds wild animals incubating bird colonies animals courting seasons colonies nesting sites seabirds long time exposure Sulids illuminating courtship behaviors groups flights nesting spreading out elegantly Mulberries social behaviours evening skies breeding grounds courtshiping groups of animals breeding colonies Bird Rocks Swarm behaviours displaying natural environments flying gannets waterfowls rookeries breeding areas spread wings Bird cliffs Swarmings aquatic birds breeding sites outstreched wings breeding places BRD in the flight flocks stretching its wings the rock the rocks incubates Europe's illuminates moody nests spreads out Northern German court courts courtships Mop-up picture displays flies breeds Helgoland Island wing spread wipe image woos woo wooing