Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, caterpillar as prey for the young bird in the breeding cavity, erected bonnet, male on perching branch, golden hour, backlight, sunset, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 22, 2020

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK24F16_093

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,6Mb (1,7Mb) / 17,8in x 11,9in / 5349 x 3566 (300dpi)

Keywords

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