Caption

Head first... Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) holds a fish in its beak to eat it, head first protects against injuries in the gullet caused by spines or bones, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Feb 13, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A39_481

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

28.7Mb (1.0Mb) / 12.9in x 8.6in / 3872 x 2592 (300dpi)

Keywords

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