Caption

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

Date

Jun 06, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25M41_011

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

42,1Mb (1,6Mb) / 11,4in x 14,3in / 3433 x 4291 (300dpi)

Keywords

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