Caption

King eider (Somateria spectabilis) pair, female and male in breeding plumage taking off from water in the Arctic Ocean, Svalbard, Spitsbergen

Date

Jun 05, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Sven Erik Arndt

Reference

BRK26G85_473

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.7Mb (13.2Mb) / 15.2in x 10.1in / 4560 x 3040 (300dpi)

Keywords

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