Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with caterpillar as a wedding present for the female, feeding, courtship feeding, erected bonnet, golden hour, backlight, sunlight, rising sun, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe
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Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with caterpillar as a wedding present for the female, feeding, courtship feeding, erected bonnet, golden hour, backlight, sunlight, rising sun, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

Jun 08, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25C73_448

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

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37,1Mb (1,7Mb) / 14,7in x 9,8in / 4412 x 2941 (300dpi)

Keywords

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