Caption

Breeding preparations... Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) with remains of soil on its beak from digging its breeding tube, male adult bird, native birdlife, wildlife, nature, Lower Rhine, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Mar 15, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25H64_418

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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