Caption

Black-headed Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), predation defence, breeding colony in turmoil, Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Volker Lautenbach

Reference

BRK24F05_054

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

28,8Mb (4,4Mb) / 13,0in x 8,6in / 3888 x 2592 (300dpi)

Keywords

several bunch of multiple deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty many numerous plenty breeding breedings tide tides Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus Black-headed gulls Chroicocephalus ridibundus Laughing gull Laughing gulls Laridae Seagull Gull Seagulls water bird water birds waterfowl aquatic bird waterfowls aquatic birds Aves Bird Birds incubate incubating incubates breed breeding breeds bird colony bird colonies animal behaviour animal behaviour animal animals nature open air Lower Saxony Northern Germany North Germany Europe Europe's courtship season courting seasons colony colonies rookery rookeries natural preserve natural preserves nature park natural park nature park Naturpark reserve reserves protected area sanctuary conservation area nesting site nesting sites nesting place courtship display display courtship behavior courtship behaviour courtship behaviors group groups landscape landscapes scenery sceneries landscape photograph countryside landscape shot landscape photo coast coasts shore shores costal shoreline National Park National Parks N.P. NP Charadriiformes Charadriiformes Charadriiformes nest nesting nests social behaviour social behavior social behaviours nature reserve nature reserves natural preserve natural preserves nature conservation area NSG natural reserve environmental reserve display behaviour overawing imprinting imponation East Frisian breeding ground breeding grounds breeding area breeding site breeding sites breeding areas breeding place breeding places breeding East Frisia Eastern Friesland courtship woo wooing woos perform the courtship display performing the courtship display display displaying displays courtshiping courtships courting mating court courts tideland tidelands Wadden sea mudflat intertidal zone mudflats Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD sea Many Animals several animals coastal area coastal areas coastal region Coastal photo group of animals groups of animals breeding season breeding time breeding season Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park Lower Saxony Wadden Sea Wattenmeer National Park Wadden Sea National Park East Frisian Islands breeding colony breeding colonies Swarm behaviour Swarming Swarm behaviours Swarmings display displaying displays swarm group of animals flock of flock flocks flock of birds swarm of birds swarm of birds flock mating behavior mating behaviour mating season mating time mating period rutting season wading bird wading birds wader waders shorebird shorebird Central Europe Middle Europe North Sea island North Sea islands