Caption

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), copula, nest on floating roots of water lily in front of reeds, Neckar valley, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 11, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Bernd Zoller

Reference

BRK25G08_360

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

68.6Mb (3.4Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 5996 x 3997 (300dpi)

Keywords

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