Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, mating, male with caterpillar as food, erect cap, sunrise, searching for food on the ground, poking, portrait, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

Jun 11, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25E76_248

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73,6Mb (3,3Mb) / 22,5in x 12,7in / 6762 x 3804 (300dpi)

Keywords

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