Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, defends breeding cavity against starling (Sturnus vulgaris) spread wings, wing coverts, defensive posture, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 11, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25D74_119

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

69.5Mb (3.3Mb) / 21.9in x 12.3in / 6572 x 3697 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty UNESCO breeding breedings protection protect shelter wing wings Aves Bird Birds wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife incubate incubating incubates breed breeding breeds animal behaviour animal animals nature open air German wildlife fauna Europe Europe's Passerine Passeriformes Passerines natural preserve natural preserves nature park natural park nature park Naturpark reserve reserves protected area sanctuary conservation area nesting hole nesting holes nest hole nest holes nesting site nesting sites nesting place Songbird Songbirds Oscine Oscines Passeri Upupa epops Hoopoe Hoopoes Biosphere Reserve Biosphere Reserves Biosphere Park nest nesting nests spread out spreading out spreads out outspread european East Germany Eastern Germany nature reserve nature reserves natural preserve natural preserves nature conservation area NSG natural reserve environmental reserve defend defending defends Sturnidae Starling Starlings breeding ground breeding grounds breeding area breeding site breeding sites breeding areas breeding place breeding places breeding Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD spreading wing spreading wing spread wing spread wings outstreched wing outstreched wings wings spread spreading wings wings spreading wing spread stretching its wing stretching its wings open wings breeding burrow breeding burrows breeding cavity breeding cavities brood den breeding den breeding season breeding time breeding season wildlife photography wildlife photography Saxony-Anhalt Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve biosphere reserve Mittlere Elbe Biosphere Reserve Mittelelbe Biosphere Reserve Middle Elbe Central Elbe Biosphere Reserve Biosphärenreservat Mittelelbe defensive posture defensive postures natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments River landscape Elbe Unesco-Biosphärenreservat bird photography Central Europe Middle Europe European starling European starlings Common starling common starlings Sturnus vulgaris Bucerotiformes Hornbills and hoopoes Bird of the Year