Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, female, plumage care, courtship, begging for food, foraging, raised bonnet, sunrise, interaction, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

May 26, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK26A51_201

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

28,7Mb (1,2Mb) / 14,1in x 7,9in / 4220 x 2374 (300dpi)

Keywords

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