Caption

At the plucking site... Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) with prey, presumably a pigeon, secured to the sky, bloodstained beak, surrounded by the plucked feathers of its victim, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe, Europe

Date

Oct 04, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25G12_407

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46,2Mb (1,2Mb) / 16,4in x 10,9in / 4928 x 3280 (300dpi)

Keywords

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