Caption

Great snipe (Gallinago media) male flapping wings during courtship display at lek at dusk on tundra breeding ground in spring, Sweden, Scandinavia

Date

Jun 09, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Sven Erik Arndt

Reference

BRK25H79_214

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37,4Mb (2,7Mb) / 14,8in x 9,8in / 4429 x 2953 (300dpi)

Keywords

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