Caption

Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) on the beach of Heligoland, colourful male, drake in breeding dress, summer dress, resting in the sand, native nature, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Western Europe

Date

May 19, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A40_147

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

24,3Mb (595,2Kb) / 9,7in x 9,7in / 2912 x 2912 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted male animal sand Common eider Duck drake water bird Bird wild animal animal nature Northern Germany German wildlife colorful Europe seabird male Heligoland coast european North German summer dress plumage Germany Schleswig-Holstein wildlife photography natural environment nuptial plumage bird photography Central Europe duck bird geese bird beach Western europe no one waterfowl animals in the wild open air North Germany fauna colourful Heligoland Island shore German Federal Republic Land Schleswig-Holstein habitat breeding plumage Middle Europe beachfront No People adult male aquatic bird Wildlife coloured Helgoland shoreline Republic of Germany natural habitat alternate plumage nobody colored FRG breeding dress uninhabited Colourfully mating plumage empty colorfully splendid dress variegated multicoloured multi-coloured multi-colored different coloured male animals Common eiders Ducks drakes water birds Birds wild animals animals seabirds males coasts summer dresses plumages natural environments duck birds beaches waterfowls shores aquatic birds BRD Many-colored color Europe's costal Northern German splendid plumage Helgoland Island