Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, with beetle larva as food, young bird with food in the breeding cavity, erected bonnet, sunrise, golden hour, backlight, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

Jun 23, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25A07_073

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,8Mb (2,0Mb) / 17,2in x 11,5in / 5159 x 3439 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty young young morning morning Morning break of dawn morning atmosphere break of dawn morning scene UNESCO headgear headgears breeding breedings backlight shot backlight shots backlighting backlit photo backlit photos Backlit development developments Coleoptera Beetle Beetles bug bugs larva larvae Insecta Insect Insects Aves Bird Birds wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife incubate incubating incubates breed breeding breeds animal feed animal feeds food fodder animal animals sunrise sunrises sunrisetime sunrise time sun rise nature open air German wildlife fauna Europe Europe's metamorphosis metamorphoses mood atmosphere natural preserve natural preserves nature park natural park nature park Naturpark reserve reserves protected area sanctuary conservation area fledgling fledglings juvenile bird young bird juvenile birds young birds Immature Immatures nesting hole nesting holes nest hole nest holes nesting site nesting sites nesting place erect erected upstanding upright young animal young animals cub pup suckling youngs cubs pups yuvenile hatchling hatchlings yuveniles sucklings youngster youngs animal child animal childs offspring offspring Upupa epops Hoopoe Hoopoes atmospheric Biosphere Reserve Biosphere Reserves Biosphere Park nest nesting nests european East Germany Eastern Germany nature reserve nature reserves natural preserve natural preserves nature conservation area NSG natural reserve environmental reserve cap caps bonnet bonnets breeding ground breeding grounds breeding area breeding site breeding sites breeding areas breeding place breeding places breeding Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD breeding burrow breeding burrows breeding cavity breeding cavities brood den juvenile juveniles juvenil morning light morning light in the first light of day in first daylight breeding season breeding time breeding season wildlife photography wildlife photography Saxony-Anhalt Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve biosphere reserve Mittlere Elbe Biosphere Reserve Mittelelbe Biosphere Reserve Middle Elbe Central Elbe Biosphere Reserve Biosphärenreservat Mittelelbe natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments River landscape Elbe Unesco-Biosphärenreservat bird photography Central Europe Middle Europe backlight back light backlit against the light Bucerotiformes Hornbills and hoopoes Brood beetle larva beetle larvae golden hour Silhouette silhouette silhouettes outline silhouetted Bird of the Year