Title

Common kingfisher

Caption

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) female on mossy branch, frosty morning, hoar frost, lurking for prey, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Sachen-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

Dec 21, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK23A24_360

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,7Mb (1,3Mb) / 10,4in x 13,0in / 3117 x 3896 (300dpi)

Keywords

Alcedinidae Alcedo atthis Biosphere Reserve Biosphere Reserve Mittelelbe Biosphere Reserves Biosphaerenreservat Mittelelbe Central Elbe Biosphere Reserve Central Europe Common kingfisher Common kingfishers Coraciiformes Eurasian kingfisher Europe Europe's FRG German German Federal Republic Germany Kingfisher Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve Middle Europe Morning Naturpark No People Republic of Germany River kingfisher River kingfishers River landscape Elbe Wildlife Wintery animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal of prey animals animals in the wild animals of prey atmospheric behavior behaviour biosphere reserve Mittlere Elbe bird photography bough branch branches break of dawn capture catch catches cold covered with moss deserted eat empty fauna feed feeding female female animal female animals females forage foraging foraging for food frost frosty habitat hoar frost hoarfrost hunt hunting hunting food in Winter ingestion looking for food lurk lurking morning morning atmosphere morning scene moss moss covered moss-covered moss-grown mosses mossy natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve natural preserves natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve nature reserves no one nobody overgrown with moss prey prey animal preying preys protected area reserve reserves rime sanctury search for food searching for food stalk tree branch uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography winter winter time winterly wintry Aves Bird Birds Unesco-Biosphaerenreservat animal feed animal feeds atmosphere fodder food mood UNESCO