Caption

Ruff (Calidris pugnax) two males in breeding plumage at lek, fighting over female, another male looking on, Pokka, Finnish Lapland

Date

May 22, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/D. Usher

Reference

BRK25E05_056

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30.8Mb (2.3Mb) / 13.5in x 8.9in / 4043 x 2667 (300dpi)

Keywords

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