Caption

Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), female standing on her nest in a deciduous tree, suspiciously observing what is happening in the surroundings, protecting the offspring huddled together in a warm pyramid, local nature, Meerbusch, Lower Rhine, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Jun 18, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25H65_283

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41,1Mb (2,1Mb) / 15,5in x 10,3in / 4644 x 3096 (300dpi)

Keywords

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