Caption

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Indicator of clean watercourses, male and female at sunrise, perched on branch, courtship, mating, pair formation, habitat, Flying Gem, Middle Elbe River Landscape, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 16, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25F53_221

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

51,1Mb (2,0Mb) / 12,6in x 15,7in / 3780 x 4724 (300dpi)

Keywords

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