Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with a beetle as food for the young bird, feeding, courtship feeding, erected canopy, golden hour, backlight, sunlight, rising sun, breeding cave, approach, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

Jun 22, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25B38_249

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

51,9Mb (2,1Mb) / 18,9in x 10,6in / 5678 x 3194 (300dpi)

Keywords

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