Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, with mole cricket as prey, sunrise, golden hour, backlight, sitting, looking out, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 29, 2021

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25B36_186

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

91,0Mb (3,0Mb) / 23,0in x 15,4in / 6908 x 4605 (300dpi)

Keywords

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