Caption

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergellus albellus), female, swims in ice-cold, open water reflecting the blue of the sky in glorious, clear weather, rare winter visitor, native nature, Lower Rhine, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Feb 10, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A40_166

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,5Mb (936,0Kb) / 13,3in x 8,9in / 4002 x 2668 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted blue clear rare swim Duck water bird Bird wild animal animal sky weather forecast nature weather North Rhine-Westphalia German wildlife Europe female animal Smew Merganser meteorology open female reflect european Rhineland reflection Germany wildlife photography Niederrhein natural environment winter visitor bird photography Central Europe duck bird geese bird Western europe no one float waterfowl animals in the wild open air NRW fauna Typical merganser opened reflecting German Federal Republic mirror Lower Rhine habitat Middle Europe No People aquatic bird Wildlife Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Republic of Germany mirroring each other natural habitat nobody North-Rhine Westphalia FRG uninhabited empty Blue rarest swimming Ducks water birds Birds wild animals animals skies weather forecasts female animals Smews Mergansers females reflections natural environments winter visitors duck birds floating waterfowls mirroring aquatic birds BRD swims Europe's reflects reflective reflected floats mirrors mirrored