Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, courtship display, female defending perch against starling, raised bonnet, wings spreading, defensive posture. Sunrise, portrait, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 11, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25A76_425

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,9Mb (2,8Mb) / 19,1in x 12,8in / 5744 x 3829 (300dpi)

Keywords

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