Caption

Shortly in front of the prey strike... Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), male on the hunt in early spring, foraging hunter diving from his perch for fish and other prey, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Mar 15, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25H63_291

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59,1Mb (1,8Mb) / 18,6in x 12,4in / 5568 x 3712 (300dpi)

Keywords

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