Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with food, prey, bridal gift, mating, courtship, foraging, food for the young birds, erected canopy, sunrise, interaction, flying, on approach, wings, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

Jun 14, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK25M41_013

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

54,0Mb (1,2Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5319 x 3546 (300dpi)

Keywords

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