Légende

A herring gull (Larus argentatus) stands on a quiet, rocky sandy beach at dusk and pecks at a dead grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) with a broken body and visible red flesh and rib bones, piece of carrion, washed up carcass with a full head and closed eyes, scavenger, eating, behavior, in the background the sea, low tide, behavior, coast, shoreline, body of water, North Sea, Dune island, Heligoland, Pinneberg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date

11 juil. 2025

Crédit

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Notre référence

BRK25L69_453

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Libre de droits

Format disponible

22.9Mo (2.2Mo) / 29.3cm x 19.6cm / 3462 x 2311 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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