Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, courtship, mating, pair, male, female, with caterpillar as bridal gift, interaction, erected bonnet, sunset, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK24E81_196

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43,1Mb (1,8Mb) / 15,8in x 10,6in / 4754 x 3169 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Biosphere Park Biosphere Reserve Biosphere Reserve Mittelelbe Biosphärenreservat Mittelelbe Bird Bird of the Year Bucerotiformes Butterfly Central Elbe Biosphere Reserve Central Europe East Germany Eastern Germany Europe Europe's Evening scene Evening sunlight FRG German German Federal Republic Germany Hoopoe Hornbills and hoopoes Insect Insecta Lepidoptera Lepidopteran Light mood Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve Middle Europe Naturpark No People Republic of Germany River landscape Elbe Saxony-Anhalt UNESCO Unesco-Biosphärenreservat Upupa epops Wildlife adult male afterglow animal animal behaviour animals in the wild atmosphere atmospheric atmospheric light behaviour biosphere reserve Mittlere Elbe bird photography bonnet bridal gift butterfly caterpillar cap caterpillar conservation area couple court courting courtship courtship behavior courtship behaviour courtship display courtship season deserted development display display behaviour empty environmental reserve erect erected european evening evening atmosphere evening glow evening hour evening light evening mood evening shot evening sky evening sun evening sunshine fauna female female animal gentle lightning habitat headgear imponation imprinting interaction larva light atmosphere light of the evening sun light scene male male animal mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mellow lightning metamorphosis mood natural environment natural habitat natural preserve natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve no one nobody open air overawing pair perform the courtship display protected area reserve rutting season sanctuary setting sun social behavior social behaviour soft lightning sunset sunset red uninhabited upright upstanding warm light wild animal wildlife wildlife photography woo