Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with food for his female, bridal gift, mating, courtship, begging for food, foraging, erected bonnet, pair, breeding cavity, sunrise, interaction, flying, approaching, wings, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

May 26, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25L37_211

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

63,1Mb (3,0Mb) / 14,0in x 17,5in / 4200 x 5250 (300dpi)

Keywords

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