Caption

King eider (Somateria spectabilis) pair, female and male in breeding plumage taking off from water in the Arctic Ocean, Svalbard, Spitsbergen

Date

Jun 06, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Sven Erik Arndt

Reference

BRK25C79_053

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43,1Mb (2,8Mb) / 15,9in x 10,6in / 4755 x 3170 (300dpi)

Keywords

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