Caption

Elegant hunter... Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on its favourite perch, kingfishers are plungers that usually hunt their prey from perches, the massive pointed beak is both harpoon and gripping tool, detailed picture, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Mar 15, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A40_001

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,4Mb (1,2Mb) / 14,6in x 9,7in / 4368 x 2912 (300dpi)

Keywords

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