Caption

Secretly... White stork (Ciconia ciconia), breeding, courting stork sits in the early morning light, spotlight on its nest on a poplar tree, native nature, breeding attempt on the Lower Rhine, Meerbusch, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Jun 05, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25M91_066

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,8Mb (1,4Mb) / 9,5in x 14,2in / 2848 x 4272 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted morning break of dawn breeding deciduous tree tree plant Stork White stork Bird wild animal incubate nest animal behaviour animal nature Neuss North Rhine-Westphalia German wildlife sit Europe Ciconiiformes mood early nesting site bird's nest atmospheric Poplar Salicaceae european social behaviour Rhineland breeding ground Germany morning light spotlight breeding season parental care gather under the wings wildlife photography Meerbusch Niederrhein natural environment bird photography Central Europe Western europe Early morning light no one morning atmosphere animals in the wild breed open air NRW fauna atmosphere nesting place bird-nest Poplar tree social behavior breeding area German Federal Republic in first daylight spot light breeding time courting Lower Rhine habitat Middle Europe No People morning scene Wildlife Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia breeding site Republic of Germany natural habitat nobody Morning North-Rhine Westphalia breeding place FRG uninhabited empty breedings deciduous trees trees plants Storks White storks Birds wild animals incubating nests animals sitting nesting sites birds' nests Poplars nesting social behaviours breeding grounds spotlights gathering under the wings natural environments Poplar trees breeding areas breeding sites breeding places BRD incubates sits seated perched Europe's moody in the first light of day gathers under the wings breeds