Caption

Flying grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in breeding plumage taking off from lake shore in spring

Date

May 23, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Philippe Clément

Reference

BRK25E06_091

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,4Mb (2,8Mb) / 19,7in x 10,1in / 5906 x 3041 (300dpi)

Keywords

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