Caption

Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying at courting ground, lek in coniferous forest in spring

Date

Sep 11, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Sven-Erik Arndt

Reference

BRK25E42_030

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39,6Mb (3,3Mb) / 15,2in x 10,1in / 4558 x 3039 (300dpi)

Keywords

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