Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with beetle larva as prey, foraging, canopy erected, flying, close to the ground, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

Jun 02, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25E48_458

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,0Mb (2,6Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5319 x 3546 (300dpi)

Keywords

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