Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, with beetle larva as prey, erect cap, sunrise, golden hour, backlight, flying, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

Jun 23, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK24G32_245

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.5Mb (1.2Mb) / 17.5in x 11.7in / 5246 x 3497 (300dpi)

Keywords

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