Caption

A black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) returns to its mate on the nest, breeding colony, bird colony, seabird colony, beach bird, coastal bird, Eidersperrwerk, June, Germany

Date

Jun 15, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Schulz Helge

Reference

BRK26H17_126

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

75.7Mb (25.2Mb) / 21.0in x 14.0in / 6300 x 4200 (300dpi)

Keywords

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