Caption

Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula), adult bird defending clutch from attack by an eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Volker Lautenbach

Reference

BRK24F01_024

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No

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Rights managed

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28,8Mb (6,6Mb) / 13,0in x 8,6in / 3888 x 2592 (300dpi)

Keywords

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