Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with food, sand lizard as prey, foraging, food for the young birds, erected canopy, sunrise, interaction, breeding cave, nest, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

Jul 26, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25J30_225

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

33,6Mb (967,3Kb) / 14,0in x 9,3in / 4197 x 2798 (300dpi)

Keywords

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