Caption

Old transformer station... Mönchengladbach (Sittard) being converted into a bird sanctuary, future breeding site for barn owl and Common Kestrel as well as various small birds and insects, Lower Rhine, Mönchengladbach Sittard, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Jun 18, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A44_004

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103,4Mb (5,7Mb) / 16,4in x 24,5in / 4912 x 7360 (300dpi)

Keywords

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