Caption

Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) cock mating with hen at lek in coniferous forest in spring

Date

Sep 11, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Sven-Erik Arndt

Reference

BRK24H78_382

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.8Mb (3.7Mb) / 17.0in x 11.4in / 5111 x 3407 (300dpi)

Keywords

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