Caption

Defence posture... Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) in winter during snowfall threatening a competitor, territorial intruder by stretching its powerful pointed beak far forward, looks like a pointed arrow, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Mar 16, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A39_486

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57,4Mb (2,0Mb) / 18,3in x 12,2in / 5484 x 3656 (300dpi)

Keywords

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