Caption

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

Available size

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

Keywords

couple couples pair pairs deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty UNESCO feeding feedings feed feeder celebration celebrations festivity headgear headgears gift gifts present presents two 2 love affection male animal male animals male male adult male development developments caterpillar caterpillars butterfly caterpillar butterfly caterpillars Butterfly Lepidoptera Butterflies Lepidopteran larva larvae Insecta Insect Insects Aves Bird Birds wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife foraging foraging search for food searches for food searching for food forage hunting food foraging for food search of food looking for food animal feed animal feeds food fodder animal behaviour animal animals sunlight sunshine sunshine sun lights nature open air German wildlife fauna feed feeding feeds eat eating eats Europe Europe's courtship season courting seasons female animal female animals female love loving loves metamorphosis metamorphoses mood atmosphere feeding feeding ingestion natural preserve natural preserves nature park natural park nature park Naturpark reserve reserves protected area sanctuary conservation area togetherness male males female females erect erected upstanding upright courtship display display courtship behavior courtship behaviour courtship behaviors wedding weddings marriage Upupa epops Hoopoe Hoopoes atmospheric moody festive festively Dusk twilight dawn prey prey preys give giving gives celebrate celebrating celebrates Biosphere Reserve Biosphere Reserves Biosphere Park catch catches catching european East Germany Eastern Germany social behaviour social behavior social behaviours nature reserve nature reserves natural preserve natural preserves nature conservation area NSG natural reserve environmental reserve cap caps bonnet bonnets display behaviour overawing imprinting imponation feed feeding feeds marry marrying marries wed wedding weds animal of prey animals of prey prey animal prey animals courtship mating courting courtshiping court courts courtships courtship display display displaying displays woos woo wooing adult Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD Two Animals Two Animal 2 animals capture prey preying preys preyed capturing captured captures animal pair animal couple animal couples animal pairs maiting pair pair of animals pairs of animals maiting pairs wildlife photography wildlife photography Saxony-Anhalt Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve biosphere reserve Mittlere Elbe Biosphere Reserve Mittelelbe Biosphere Reserve Middle Elbe Central Elbe Biosphere Reserve Biosphärenreservat Mittelelbe display displaying displays dawning daybreak crack of dawn daybreaks dawn dawns morning light rising sun dim dusky courtship feeding mating feeding adult animal adult animals old animal natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments mating behavior mating behaviour flying insect flying insects pterygote insects pterygote insect Pterygota mating season mating time mating period rutting season mature matures River landscape Elbe Unesco-Biosphärenreservat bird photography Central Europe Middle Europe backlit back light against the light backlight Bucerotiformes Hornbills and hoopoes golden hour Silhouette silhouette silhouettes outline silhouetted Bird of the Year Wedding present