Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with food for his female, bridal gift, pair formation, courtship, begging for food, foraging, erected bonnet, pair, breeding cavity, sunrise, interaction, flying, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

May 05, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25F54_388

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

64,2Mb (2,9Mb) / 19,3in x 12,9in / 5802 x 3868 (300dpi)

Keywords

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