Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male, female, erect cap, sunrise, interaction, portrait with lizard as prey, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

Jul 26, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25L24_131

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

51,9Mb (1,5Mb) / 17,4in x 11,6in / 5218 x 3478 (300dpi)

Keywords

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