Caption

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), male giving branch to female for nest building on the floating roots of the water lily, Neckar valley, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date

Mar 10, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Bernd Zoller

Reference

BRK25H64_424

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

56,9Mb (2,7Mb) / 19,8in x 11,2in / 5947 x 3345 (300dpi)

Keywords

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