Caption

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

Date

May 05, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25E09_146

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66,3Mb (2,9Mb) / 19,6in x 13,1in / 5894 x 3929 (300dpi)

Keywords

couple couples pair pairs deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty morning morning Morning break of dawn morning atmosphere break of dawn morning scene UNESCO headgear headgears male animal male animals male male adult male development developments caterpillar caterpillars butterfly caterpillar butterfly caterpillars Butterfly Lepidoptera Butterflies Lepidopteran larva larvae Insecta Insect Insects Aves Bird Birds wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife animal behaviour animal behaviour animal animals sunrise sunrises sunrisetime sunrise time sun rise nature open air German wildlife fauna Europe Europe's courtship season courting seasons female animal female animals female metamorphosis metamorphoses mood atmosphere natural preserve natural preserves nature park natural park nature park Naturpark reserve reserves protected area sanctuary conservation area male males erect erected upstanding upright courtship display display courtship behavior courtship behaviour courtship behaviors Upupa epops Hoopoe Hoopoes atmospheric Biosphere Reserve Biosphere Reserves Biosphere Park interaction interactions european East Germany Eastern Germany social behaviour social behavior social behaviours nature reserve nature reserves natural preserve natural preserves nature conservation area NSG natural reserve environmental reserve cap caps bonnet bonnets display behaviour overawing imprinting imponation courtship woo wooing woos perform the courtship display performing the courtship display display displaying displays courtshiping courtships courting mating court courts Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD morning light morning light in the first light of day in first daylight 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 display displaying displays natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments mating behavior mating behaviour mating season mating time mating period rutting season River landscape Elbe Unesco-Biosphärenreservat bird photography Central Europe Middle Europe bridal gift Bucerotiformes Hornbills and hoopoes Bird of the Year