Caption

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), adult breeding bird feigning injury, broken wing act, to lure predator away from its nest, at midnight, May, Varangerfjord, Norway

Date

May 29, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Duncan Usher

Reference

BRK26J33_027

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.2Mb (11.1Mb) / 13.1in x 9.8in / 3933 x 2950 (300dpi)

Keywords

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