Caption

Smew (Mergellus albellus, Mergus albellus) pair, male biting female in neck while mating in pond in spring

Date

Apr 29, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Philippe Clément

Reference

BRK25E66_312

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,5Mb (1,9Mb) / 14,2in x 9,5in / 4255 x 2835 (300dpi)

Keywords

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