Caption

Great snipe (Gallinago media) male calling during courtship display at lek at dusk on tundra breeding ground in spring (June), Sweden, Scandinavia

Date

Jun 09, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Sven Erik Arndt

Reference

BRK25M48_426

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.9Mb (4.2Mb) / 16.0in x 10.7in / 4800 x 3200 (300dpi)

Keywords

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