Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, approach with beetle as prey for the young bird in the breeding cavity, erected bonnet, feeding of the young bird, pair at the breeding cavity, golden hour, backlight, sunset, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 28, 2020

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK24I00_028

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

99,2Mb (3,1Mb) / 24,2in x 15,9in / 7256 x 4779 (300dpi)

Keywords

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