Caption

Bare tree with several nests against a clear sky, grey heron (Ardea cinerea), breeding colony, winter, Hesse, Germany

Date

Nov 29, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Raimund Linke

Reference

BRK26A21_172

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

130,0Mb (7,7Mb) / 27,5in x 18,3in / 8256 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

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