Caption

In the evening sunlight, a black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) flies over the breeding colony, gull cry, breeding plumage, breeding season, June, Eidersperrwerk, Germany

Date

Jun 20, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Schulz Helge

Reference

BRK26I27_177

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

92.4Mb (30.8Mb) / 23.2in x 15.5in / 6960 x 4640 (300dpi)

Keywords

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