Caption

Delusions of grandeur... Middle spotted woodpecker (Leiopicus medius) on the trunk of an old copper beech in front of a woodpecker cavity, native nature in Germany, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Western Europe

Date

May 12, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A95_122

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

deserted breeding Common beech deciduous tree tree trunk tree Picid Bird wild animal incubate animal nature North Rhine-Westphalia German wildlife Europe nesting hole Woodpecker nesting site Beech old nest european Fagales breeding ground Germany breeding burrow Copper beech breeding season wildlife photography Niederrhein natural environment Middle spotted woodpecker woodpecker cavity bird photography Central Europe Western europe Fagaceae no one European beech trunk animals in the wild breed open air NRW fauna nest hole nesting place breeding area German Federal Republic breeding cavity Blood beech breeding time Lower Rhine habitat Middle-spotted woodpecker Middle Europe No People log Wildlife Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia breeding site Republic of Germany natural habitat nobody North-Rhine Westphalia breeding place FRG uninhabited empty breedings Common beeches deciduous trees tree trunks trees Picids Birds wild animals incubating animals nesting holes Woodpeckers nesting sites Beeches nesting breeding grounds breeding burrows Copper beeches natural environments Middle spotted woodpeckers European beeches trunks nest holes breeding areas breeding cavities Middle-spotted woodpeckers logs breeding sites breeding places BRD incubates Europe's oldest nests breeding den breeds brood den