Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, erected bonnet, pair at the breeding den, golden hour, backlight, wings spreading, mating, courtship, mating, sunset, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 28, 2020

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25A14_010

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,5Mb (1,6Mb) / 12,8in x 16,0in / 3833 x 4791 (300dpi)

Keywords

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