Caption

Purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima) adult in breeding plumage foraging on the tundra in summer, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway

Date

Jul 17, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra

Reference

BRK26B21_469

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.5Mb (4.6Mb) / 19.7in x 13.1in / 5906 x 3937 (300dpi)

Keywords

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