Caption

Fledged... Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), fledged young white swallow with a genetic defect that completely or partially prevents the normal formation of colour pigments in the plumage, leucistic bird, animals affected by leucism often have little chance of survival because they are too conspicuous to predators, native nature, Meerbusch, Rhineland, Lower Rhine, Rhine district of Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Jun 18, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25G53_115

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,8Mb (727,5Kb) / 14,2in x 9,5in / 4272 x 2848 (300dpi)

Keywords

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