Title

Ruff

Caption

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), on mating ground, Varanger Peninsula, Norway, Europe

Date

Jul 29, 2013

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/W. Wisniewski

Reference

BRK21B48_333

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (1,1Mb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3416 x 5124 (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 animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping deserted display displaying 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 relax relaxation relaxing rutting season sleep sleeping social behavior social behaviour social behaviours stand standing trip uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo Varanger courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behavior display behaviour overawing shorebird wader wading bird wading birds Finnmark Finnmark County Finnmark Fylke Finnmark provinze Finnmarku