Caption

Just above the water surface... Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), adult bird on a natural perch, worries about its safety, looks upwards during its own hunt to see if there are any dangers threatening it, kingfishers are favourite prey for many birds of prey, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe, Europe

Date

Mar 16, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25G12_266

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,4Mb (1,4Mb) / 14,6in x 9,7in / 4368 x 2912 (300dpi)

Keywords

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