Caption

In the freezing cold... Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) sits on a branch above the water in winter during snowfall with thickly fluffed up plumage to hunt, late onset of winter, many kingfishers starve to death when waters freeze over, wildlife, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Mar 16, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A51_285

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,4Mb (1,2Mb) / 14,6in x 9,7in / 4368 x 2912 (300dpi)

Keywords

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