Caption

Portrait of a Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in the evening sunlight, bird colony, breeding season, close-up, June, Eidersperrwerk, North Sea, Germany

Date

Jun 22, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Schulz Helge

Reference

BRK26J17_309

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80.6Mb (26.9Mb) / 21.7in x 14.4in / 6500 x 4333 (300dpi)

Keywords

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