Caption

A rare moment of tranquillity in the black-headed gull colony (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), summer plumage, breeding plumage, breeding colony, bird colony, seabird colony, beach bird, coastal bird, Eidersperrwerk, July, Germany

Date

Jul 16, 2012

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Schulz Helge

Reference

BRK26H34_331

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

45.7Mb (15.2Mb) / 16.3in x 10.9in / 4896 x 3264 (300dpi)

Keywords

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