Title

Ruff

Caption

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), dominant male, on courtship ground, Varanger Peninsula, Norway, Europe

Date

Jul 29, 2013

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/W. Wisniewski

Reference

BRK21B46_142

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.1Mb (1.2Mb) / 17.1in x 11.4in / 5124 x 3416 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds Calidris pugnax Charadriiformes Courtship territories Courtship territory Europe No People Nord-Norge Norge North Europe Northern Europe Northern Norway Norway Norwegian Philomachus pugnax Ruff Ruffs Sandpiper Sandpipers Scandinavia Scandinavian Scolopacidae Varanger peninsula adult adults animal animals animals in the wild bird photography courting seasons courtship courtship season courtshiping deserted display dominant empty fauna habitat journey lek male males mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody nordic out perform the courtship display rutting season social behavior social behaviour social behaviours superior trip uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo Varanger shorebird wader wading bird wading birds Finnmark Finnmark County Finnmark Fylke Finnmark provinze Finnmarku