Caption

Arrival at the nest... Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), male, tercel, flies in early in the morning in the first morning light, checks the goshawk nest, goshawks are a frequent target species of illegal raptor persecution, native nature, Meerbusch, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Apr 14, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25H59_267

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,6Mb (2,4Mb) / 17,3in x 11,6in / 5202 x 3468 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted morning break of dawn breeding control arrival male animal Bird wild animal nest animal behaviour animal nature North Rhine-Westphalia German wildlife Europe illegality mood Accipitridae bird of prey early nesting site bird's nest male inspection flight atmospheric Northern goshawk european social behaviour Rhineland breeding ground illegal Germany morning light breeding season parental care wildlife photography Meerbusch in flight natural environment aerie bird photography Central Europe Western europe early in the morning fly Habichthorst no one morning atmosphere inspect arriving animals in the wild open air NRW fauna atmosphere raptor nesting place bird-nest check social behavior breeding area German Federal Republic in first daylight breeding time in the air habitat eyrie Middle Europe No People morning scene adult male Wildlife Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia checking breeding site Republic of Germany mid air natural habitat eyry nobody Morning examine North-Rhine Westphalia breeding place FRG in a flight uninhabited scrutinize in the sky empty scrutinise breedings controlling arrivals male animals Birds wild animals nests animals illegalities birds of prey nesting sites birds' nests males inspections flights Northern goshawks nesting social behaviours breeding grounds natural environments aeries flying inspecting breeding areas eyries breeding sites examining breeding places BRD in the flight scrutinizing scrutinising controls Europe's moody in the first light of day flies inspects checks examines scrutinizes scrutinises