Caption

Merganser (Mergus serrator) mating in shallow water of the Baltic Sea, wildlife, nature photography, merganser, Baltic Sea, Baltic Sea island Fehmarn, East Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date

Apr 14, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Friedhelm Adam

Reference

BRK26I28_289

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

47.5Mb (15.8Mb) / 16.6in x 11.1in / 4990 x 3326 (300dpi)

Keywords

couple deserted two male animal water reproduction Baltic Sea island Duck water bird Bird wild animal mating animal behaviour animal nature Northern Germany German wildlife mate Europe female animal Merganser male female Red-breasted merganser european North German social behaviour adult Germany sea Two Animals Schleswig-Holstein animal pair wildlife photography Ostholstein Fehmarn adult animal natural environment mating behavior mating season nature photography mature bird photography Central Europe duck bird geese bird Baltic Sea island Shallow water pair no one 2 waterfront islet waterfowl animals in the wild copulation open air North Germany fauna copulate Typical merganser social behavior German Federal Republic 2 animals Land Schleswig-Holstein animal couple old animal habitat mating behaviour mating time Middle Europe No People adult male aquatic bird Wildlife pairing Republic of Germany maiting pair natural habitat mating period nobody sexual intercourse FRG pair of animals rutting season uninhabited copula empty courtship display couples male animals waters reproductions islands Ducks water birds Birds wild animals matings animals female animals Mergansers males females Red-breasted mergansers social behaviours Two Animal animal pairs adult animals natural environments matures duck birds pairs waterfowls copulating animal couples aquatic birds maiting pairs BRD pairs of animals animal behavior mates Europe's Northern German copulates