Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male feeding young bird at the breeding den, approaching the breeding site, bonnet erected, with beetle larva as food or prey, sunrise, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

Jun 23, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK24E45_137

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68,3Mb (2,9Mb) / 14,6in x 18,2in / 4369 x 5461 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Beetle Biosphere Park Biosphere Reserve Biosphere Reserve Mittelelbe Biosphärenreservat Mittelelbe Bird Bird of the Year Brood Bucerotiformes Central Elbe Biosphere Reserve Central Europe Coleoptera East Germany Eastern Germany Europe FRG German German Federal Republic Germany Hoopoe Hornbills and hoopoes Immature Insect Insecta Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve Middle Europe Morning Naturpark No People Republic of Germany River landscape Elbe Saxony-Anhalt UNESCO Unesco-Biosphärenreservat Upupa epops Wildlife adult male animal animal behaviour animal child animal feed animal of prey animals in the wild approach atmosphere atmospheric beetle larva beetle larvae biosphere reserve Mittlere Elbe bird photography bonnet break of dawn breed breeding breeding area breeding burrow breeding cavity breeding ground breeding place breeding season breeding site breeding time brood den bug cap capture catch conservation area cub deserted development eat empty environmental reserve erect erected european fauna feed feeder fledgling flight fly fodder food forage foraging foraging for food habitat hatchling headgear hunting food in a flight in first daylight in flight in the air in the sky incubate ingestion juvenile juvenile bird larva looking for food male male animal metamorphosis mid air mood morning morning atmosphere morning light morning scene natural environment natural habitat natural preserve natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve nest nest hole nesting hole nesting place nesting site no one nobody offspring open air prey prey animal preys protected area pup reserve sanctuary search for food searching for food suckling sunrise sunrisetime uninhabited upright upstanding wild animal wildlife wildlife photography young young animal young bird youngs youngster yuvenile