Caption

Rocketman... Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Scalloped ribbonfish) in a hurry, attacking a potential rival, chasing away competitors during courtship, breeding season, lots of action, action shot, waterfowl, native nature, Lower Rhine, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Apr 29, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A41_366

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.3Mb (2.9Mb) / 24.5in x 16.4in / 7360 x 4907 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted hurried attack water bird Bird wild animal animal behaviour animal nature North Rhine-Westphalia German wildlife Europe courtship season Great crested grebe courtship display dangerous courtship behavior Grebe fight battle rival danger european risk social behaviour Rhineland action display behaviour courtship Germany breeding season wildlife photography Niederrhein display scare off natural environment mating behavior mating season bird photography Central Europe Western europe no one hasty waterfowl animals in the wild open air NRW fauna courtship behaviour venture social behavior overawing courting German Federal Republic breeding time Lower Rhine chasing away habitat mating behaviour mating time Middle Europe No People rushed aquatic bird Wildlife Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia imprinting mating Republic of Germany natural habitat mating period nobody in a hurry North-Rhine Westphalia imponation FRG rutting season uninhabited empty attacks water birds Birds wild animals animals courting seasons Great crested grebes courtship behaviors Grebes fighting battles rivals attacking attacked dangers social behaviours actions courtshiping displaying scaring off natural environments waterfowls aquatic birds BRD animal behavior Europe's fights court courts courtships displays scares off woos woo wooing