Caption

Purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima) in non-breeding plumage foraging among rocks on rocky shore along the North Sea coast in winter

Date

Mar 02, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra

Reference

BRK26D26_430

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.1Mb (2.9Mb) / 16.8in x 11.2in / 5025 x 3348 (300dpi)

Keywords

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