Caption

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) male, female, pair, nuptial gift, courtship feeding with captured fish, Flying fish, sunrise, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 30, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25B27_494

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68,3Mb (2,9Mb) / 14,6in x 18,2in / 4371 x 5464 (300dpi)

Keywords

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