Caption

Penguin dance... Black-necked Grebe, pair, couple (Podiceps nigricollis) during courtship at the wedding dance, both birds swimming opposite each other, stretching high out of the water, looking at each other, rarely observed behaviour, especially beautiful also due to the reflection and the calm water, clear light, pleasant colours, water birds, native nature, Lower Rhine, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Mar 31, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A41_360

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46,2Mb (848,9Kb) / 16,4in x 10,9in / 4920 x 3280 (300dpi)

Keywords

couple deserted color celebration dance clear movement two love light swim water bird Bird wild animal animal behaviour animal nature North Rhine-Westphalia German wildlife Europe courtship season stretch serene beautiful togetherness courtship display courtship behavior wedding Grebe festive reflect celebrate look stretch out european social behaviour Rhineland high display behaviour special marry reflection courtship Germany Black-necked Grebe wildlife photography Niederrhein display natural environment mating behavior mating season bird photography Central Europe Penguin Dance Western europe Wedding dance pair no one colour festivity motion 2 affection float waterfowl animals in the wild open air NRW fauna extend calm beautifully courtship behaviour marriage view outstretch social behavior tall overawing especially wed reflecting courting German Federal Republic Lower Rhine habitat mating behaviour mating time Middle Europe Dancing penguin No People aquatic bird Wildlife Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia tranquil lovely look at imprinting mating Republic of Germany natural habitat mating period nobody North-Rhine Westphalia quiet nice looks into imponation FRG rutting season uninhabited placid gorgeous looking out empty fine observe gazes watching view over couples colors celebrations dances dancing movements lights swimming water birds Birds wild animals animals courting seasons loving stretching courtship behaviors weddings Grebes festively celebrating looks stretching out social behaviours marrying reflections courtshiping Black-necked Grebes displaying natural environments pairs colours floating waterfowls views outstretching aquatic birds looking at BRD observes paint swims Europe's loves stretches reflects reflective celebrates looking stretches out marries court courts courtships displays floats extends view of outstretches weds looks at overlooking woos woo wooing over