Caption

With a mouse in its clutches... Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), female falcon at the entrance hole to the nesting aid in an old transformer house converted into a bird sanctuary, bird of prey feeding offspring, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe, Europe

Date

Jun 05, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25G08_472

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,4Mb (2,2Mb) / 14,6in x 9,7in / 4368 x 2912 (300dpi)

Keywords

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