Caption

Spring... Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Scalloped ribbonfish) in splendid breeding plumage early in the morning as the sun rises on a natural pond surrounded by reeds, bright colours, waterfowl, native nature, Lower Rhine, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe, Europe

Date

May 12, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25G10_215

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42,4Mb (1,6Mb) / 15,7in x 10,5in / 4704 x 3149 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty color colors colour colours paint morning morning Morning break of dawn morning atmosphere break of dawn morning scene reed reeds water waters waterfront body of water water body Water area open water waters water bird water birds waterfowl aquatic bird waterfowls aquatic birds Aves Bird Birds wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife animal animals sunrise sunrises sun rise sunrisetime sunrise time sunlight sunshine sunshine sun lights sun sun spring spring springtime in May nature open air North Rhine-Westphalia NRW Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia North-Rhine Westphalia German wildlife fauna Europe Europe's Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus Great crested grebes mood atmosphere early beautiful beautifully lovely nice gorgeous fine natural original originally Grebe Grebes Podicipedidae Podicipediformes bright light-coloured atmospheric moody pond ponds Weiher Weiher Weihers european Rhineland plumage plumages splendid magnificient Splendidly Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD morning light morning light in the first light of day in first daylight wildlife photography wildlife photography Niederrhein Lower Rhine natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments alternate plumage nuptial plumage breeding plumage splendid plumage breeding dress mating plumage splendid dress bird photography Central Europe Middle Europe Western europe early in the morning sun rise sun rises North Rhine-Westphalia