Caption

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), adult male in splendid plumage with erect ruff, courtship display, standing in shallow water in the moor, imposing behaviour, snipe birds, wildlife, Ochsenmoor, Naturpark Dümmer See, Hüde, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date

May 06, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Burkhard Sauskojus

Reference

BRK25H95_380

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

91,8Mb (4,5Mb) / 23,1in x 15,4in / 6936 x 4624 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted male animal vegetation flat water wetland body of water swamp Ruff Bird wild animal biotope animal behaviour animal Lower Saxony wildlife flora courtship season male erect Sandpiper courtship display courtship behavior stand Charadriiformes social behaviour moorland display behaviour Common snipe plumage courtship adult Germany swamp landscape Lake Dümmer wildlife photography shallow water display adult animal natural environment swampy nuptial plumage mating behavior mating season wading bird mature bird photography Ochsenmoor shallow no one waterfront wet land waters bog animals in the wild fauna plant life marshland upstanding courtship behaviour social behavior overawing Fantail snipe courting German Federal Republic Dümmer See Shallow water area old animal habitat boggy breeding plumage mating behaviour mating time wader No People adult male wetland biotope moor Wildlife marsh area upright imprinting Wilson snipe mating Republic of Germany Dümmer natural habitat muddy alternate plumage mating period shorebird nobody marsh erected imponation FRG marshy breeding dress rutting season uninhabited mating plumage empty splendid dress male animals vegetations wetlands swamps Ruffs Birds wild animals biotopes animals courting seasons males Sandpipers courtship behaviors standing social behaviours moorlands Common snipes plumages courtshiping swamps landscapes shallow waters displaying adult animals natural environments wading birds matures marshlands Fantail snipes waders marsh areas Wilson snipes marshes BRD water body Water area open water stands bogland snipe court courts courtships displays splendid plumage woos woo wooing