Caption

Common frog (Rana temporaria), amphibian of the year 2018, several frogs swimming in a pond with fresh spawning balls during mating season, a pair, male, female animal mating in clasping grip (Amplexus axillaris), surrounded by some stalks and twigs of plants, rushes and reeds in a pond, frog spawn, motion blur, wiping effect, behaviour, reproduction, metamorphosis, Lueneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 23, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK24C95_449

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

28,6Mb (1,6Mb) / 9,9in x 11,2in / 2980 x 3355 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 2 animals Amphibia Amphibian Amphibians Amplexi Amplexus Anura Blur Effect Blurred Motion Central Europe Common frog Common frogs Europe Europe's European common brown frog European common frog FRG Frog German German Federal Republic Germany Grass frog Holarctic true frogs Juncaceae Juncus Lower Saxony Lueneburg Heath Lunenburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Nature Park Lueneburger Heide Middle Europe Naturpark No People Rana temporaria Reed stalk Reed stalks Reed straw Republic of Germany Rush Rushes See Spawning bale Spawning bales Spawning ball Spawning pad True frog True frogs Two Animal Two Animals Wildlife adult adult animal adult animals adult male animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal couple animal pair animal pairs animals animals in the wild bale bales batrachian batrachians behavior behaviour blade blades blurred blurry body of water bough branch branches brown frogs bulb exposure bunch of conservation area copula copulate copulation couple couples courtship display deserted egg egg deposition egg depositions egg laying eggs empty environmental reserve european fauna female female animal female animals females float fresh freshly freshness frog spawn frog spawns habitat in the water in water lake lakes laying eggs long exposure long time exposure long-term exposure maiting pair male male animal male animals males mate mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time matings mature matures metamorphoses metamorphosis motion blur multiple 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 old animal on water open air out of focus oviposition pair pair of animals pairing pond pond frogs ponds pool protected area reed reeds reproduction reproductions reserve reserves rutting season sanctuary several sexual intercourse social behavior social behaviour social behaviours spawn spawn ball spawning spawns sport sports stalk swim swimming time exposure tree branch twig twigs two unfocused uninhabited water sports wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography wiping effect year years North Germany Northern Germany Poales plant plants spawning water spawning waters water waterfront waters