Caption

A stork flies powerfully towards another in a mating ritual, white stork (Ciconia ciconia), wildlife, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 18, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Ronald Wittek

Reference

BRK25D91_086

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

53,9Mb (1,2Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

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