Caption

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), greeting ceremony of pair at nest in breeding colony, on coastal cliffs of Arctic Ocean, May, Varanger Fjord, Norway, Europe

Date

May 28, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/D. Usher

Reference

BRK24G39_080

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

57,7Mb (8,4Mb) / 17,3in x 13,0in / 5184 x 3888 (300dpi)

Keywords

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