Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, sand bathing, plumage care, sunrise, golden hour, backlight, sitting, looking out, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 30, 2021

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25B92_067

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

87,9Mb (3,2Mb) / 24,6in x 13,9in / 7390 x 4157 (300dpi)

Keywords

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