Caption

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), in breeding plumage, perched on a tree branch, scratching its throat with its foot, against a clear blue sky, Hesse, Germany

Date

Feb 15, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/D. Usher

Reference

BRK26H94_285

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61.9Mb (20.6Mb) / 13.4in x 17.9in / 4028 x 5372 (300dpi)

Keywords

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