Caption

Common frog (Rana temporaria), amphibian of the year 2018, several frogs swimming in a pond with fresh spawning balls during mating season, surrounded by a few stalks of aquatic plants, rushes in a pond, ripples on the water and air bubbles caused by fast movements, two pairs, male, female animal mating in clasping grip (Amplexus axillaris), frog spawn, behaviour, reproduction, metamorphosis, Lueneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 23, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK24C80_148

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

47,9Mb (1,9Mb) / 16,7in x 11,2in / 5000 x 3351 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 2 animals Amphibia Amphibian Amphibians Amplexi Amplexus Anura Central Europe Common frog Common frogs Europe Europe's European common brown frog European common frog FRG Frog German German Federal Republic Germany Grass frog Holarctic true frogs Juncaceae Juncus Lower Saxony Lueneburg Heath Lunenburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Nature Park Lueneburger Heide Middle Europe Naturpark No People Rana temporaria Republic of Germany Rush Rushes See Spawning bale Spawning bales Spawning ball Spawning pad True frog True frogs Two Animal Two Animals Wildlife adult adult animal adult animals adult male air bubble air bubbles animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal couple animal pair animal pairs animals animals in the wild aquatic macrophyte aquatic plant aquatic plants bale bales batrachian batrachians behavior behaviour blade blades body of water brown frogs bubble bubbles bunch of conservation area copula copulate copulation countryside couple couples courtship display deserted egg egg deposition egg depositions egg laying eggs empty environmental reserve european fast fauna female female animal female animals females float fresh freshly freshness frog spawn frog spawns habitat hydrophyte hydrophytic plant in the water in water lake lakes landscape landscape photo landscape shot landscapes laying eggs maiting pair male male animal male animals males mate mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time matings mature matures metamorphoses metamorphosis multiple natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve natural preserves natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve nature reserves no one nobody old animal on water open air oviposition pair pair of animals pairing pond pond frogs ponds pool protected area quick rapid reproduction reproductions reserve reserves rutting season sanctuary scenery several sexual intercourse social behavior social behaviour social behaviours spawn spawn ball spawning spawns speedy sport sports stalk swim swimming two uninhabited water plant water sports wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography year years North Germany Northern Germany Poales spawning water spawning waters water waterfront waters