Caption

Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), adult male, standing on his eyrie in a tree, hidden nest, looking around attentively, rare observation, normally the female sparrowhawk reigns on the nest and drives the tercel away from there, wildlife, native nature, Meerbusch, Lower Rhine, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Jun 07, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A38_432

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,4Mb (2,2Mb) / 14,6in x 9,7in / 4368 x 2912 (300dpi)

Keywords

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