Caption

A Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in breeding plumage makes the most of the last rays of sunlight to hunt for fish, bird colony, breeding season, aerial photograph, June, Eidersperrwerk, North Sea, Germany

Date

Jun 22, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Schulz Helge

Reference

BRK26J14_483

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59.8Mb (19.9Mb) / 18.7in x 12.4in / 5600 x 3733 (300dpi)

Keywords

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