Title

Ruff

Caption

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) dominant adult male, breeding plumage, 'territorial' form displaying at lek, Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark, Norway, Europe

Date

Jan 09, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Winfried Wisniewski

Reference

BRK22F98_392

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,1Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3546 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds Charadriiformes Europe North Europe Northern Europe Philomachus pugnax Ruff Ruffs Sandpiper Sandpipers Scandinavian Scolopacidae Troms og Finnmark Varanger peninsula adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography breeding dress breeding plumage breeding season breeding time courtship display dominant fauna habitat male male animal male animals males mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nordic nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside peninsula peninsulas rutting season social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summer summery superior wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Northern Norway Varanger courting courtship courtshiping display mating perform the courtship display shorebird wader wading bird wading birds woo Finnmark Finnmark County Finnmark Fylke Finnmark provinze Norway Norwegian Scandinavia