Title

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea)

Caption

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea), breeding pair mating on nest in reed, Rheinauen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Date

Apr 13, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Bernd Zoller

Reference

BRK19D28_430

Model release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

50,0Mb (1,8Mb) / 15,6in x 12,5in / 4676 x 3741 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 2 animals Birds German Federal Republic Germany Herons Middle Europe No People Purple heron Purple herons South Germany Southern Germany Suddeutschland animal behavior animal behaviour animal couples animals animals in the wild bank banks behavior behaviour bird photography bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breeding area breeding ground breeding grounds breeding pair breeding pairs care copula copulate copulates copulating copulation couples fauna female animals habitat male animals mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time matings natural environments natural habitat nature photography nest nesting nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody pair pairing parental care parental cares reed reeds reproductions rutting season sexual intercourse shore social behavior social behaviour social behaviours wild animal wild animals Ardeinae Central Europe animal couple mate mates natural environment reproduction wildlife wildlife photography Europe Heron Two Animals couple female animal male animal nature Ciconiiformes animal female male two Aves Bird