Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with food, prey, foraging, food for the young birds, erected bonnet, sunrise, interaction, breeding cave, nest, young bird begging for food, flying, on approach, wings, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

Jun 16, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25J30_227

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

70,2Mb (2,6Mb) / 20,2in x 13,5in / 6065 x 4043 (300dpi)

Keywords

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