Caption

Seabird breeding colony of black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) nesting on rock ledges in sea cliff in summer, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway, Europe

Date

2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi/Arterra/Sven-Erik Arndt

Reference

BRK24D72_351

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42,6Mb (5,4Mb) / 15,7in x 10,5in / 4724 x 3149 (300dpi)

Keywords

Arctic Aves Bird Black-legged kittiwake Charadriiformes Cliff coast Coastal scene Europe Europe's Gull Jan Mayen Kittiwake Laridae Many Animals No People North Europe Northern Europe Norway Norwegian Rissa tridactyla Rock coast Rocky cliff Scandinavia Scandinavian Sea Cliffs Seabird breeding colony Seagull Spitsbergen Spitsbergen Island Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swarm behaviour Swarming Vest Spitsbergen Wildlife animal animal behaviour animals in the wild aquatic bird archipelago behaviour bird colony bird photography breed breeding breeding area breeding colony breeding ground breeding place breeding season breeding site breeding time bunch of cliff cliff line coast coastal area coastal landscape coastal region coastline colony countryside court courting courtship courtship behavior courtship behaviour courtship display courtship season deserted display display behaviour empty european fauna flock flock of flock of birds group group of animals group of islands habitat imponation imprinting incubate island island group islet landscape landscape photo landscape shot many mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time multiple natural environment natural habitat nature nest nesting place nesting site no one nobody nordic numerous open air overawing perform the courtship display plenty polar circle polar region rock rock cliff rock ledge rocky rocky coast rocky coastline rocky outcrop rocky shore rookery rutting season scenery several several animals shore shorebird shoreline social behavior social behaviour steep cliff steep coast summer summery swarm swarm of birds uninhabited wader wading bird water bird waterfowl wild animal wildlife wildlife photography woo