Caption

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), adult heron and young bird copulating on a water lily root in front of reeds, Neckar valley, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 14, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Bernd Zoller

Reference

BRK25F53_466

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

54.1Mb (2.4Mb) / 16.2in x 13.0in / 4864 x 3891 (300dpi)

Keywords

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