Caption

Common Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), adult male in breeding plumage, perched on a dead tree branch with outstretched wings to dry its plumage after fishing, Hesse, Germany

Date

Mar 04, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/D. Usher

Reference

BRK26J00_037

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.4Mb (18.8Mb) / 17.1in x 12.8in / 5126 x 3845 (300dpi)

Keywords

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