Caption

Spruce Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) Finch, male, foraging for minerals, splendid plumage, courtship display, Catalan Alps, Spain, Europe

Date

Mar 02, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25E41_013

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

50.2Mb (2.8Mb) / 18.6in x 10.5in / 5586 x 3143 (300dpi)

Keywords

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