Title

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Caption

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), male with clay at the tip of its beak has its mating attempt blocked by female, Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 14, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Bernd Zoller

Reference

BRK19F64_103

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (972,7Kb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3416 x 5123 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 2 animals Alcedinidae Aves Baden Wurttemberg Baden Wurttemberg Baden-Wurttemberg Baden-Wurttemberg Biosphere Reserve Biosphere Reserve Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserves Bird Birds Central Europe Coraciiformes Europe German Federal Republic Germany Middle Europe No People River kingfisher River kingfishers South Germany Southern Germany Swabian Alb biosphere reserve Suddeutschland Two Animals adult adult animal adult animals adult bird adult birds adults animal animal couple animal couples animals animals in the wild bird photography bough branch branches clay copula copulate copulation couple couples defence defend defending defends defense defenses experiment exterior view exterior views fauna full body full body length full body lengths full length habitat mate mates mating mating behavior mating behaviour matings natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve natural preserves nature nature reserve nature reserves no one nobody out pair pairing perch protected area reproduction reproductions reserve reserves sanctury sex sexual intercourse sit sits sitting social behavior social behaviour social behaviours test tests tree branch two wild animal wild animals wildlife