Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, courtship, mating, pair, male, female, bridal gift, interaction, erected bonnet, sunrise, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 11, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25B82_197

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.1Mb (1.8Mb) / 12.2in x 15.3in / 3668 x 4585 (300dpi)

Keywords

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