Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, with caterpillar as prey, erected canopy, sunset, flying, golden hour, backlight, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 20, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK24H15_098

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96,4Mb (2,2Mb) / 23,7in x 15,8in / 7110 x 4740 (300dpi)

Keywords

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