Caption

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) female on branch, male with pike as prey, wedding present, courtship, interaction, searching for food, flying gem, sunrise, portrait, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 20, 2020

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK24F16_031

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,1Mb (1,5Mb) / 17,2in x 11,5in / 5174 x 3449 (300dpi)

Keywords

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