Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, erect cap, golden hour, backlight, sunlight, in flight, erect wings, approach, wings spreading, male with caterpillar as prey, grazing light, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

Jun 11, 2021

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK24H51_145

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,1Mb (1,8Mb) / 17,2in x 11,5in / 5174 x 3449 (300dpi)

Keywords

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