Caption

After the work is done... Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), female sits with dirty beak on a branch, resting, looking for food after digging her nesting hole, native nature, Lower Rhine, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Jun 26, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25M95_260

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25,8Mb (911,2Kb) / 8,2in x 12,3in / 2450 x 3675 (300dpi)

Keywords

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