Caption

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), copula, nest on floating roots of water lily in front of reeds, Neckar valley, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date

Mar 10, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Bernd Zoller

Reference

BRK26A99_488

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

59,1Mb (2,4Mb) / 16,9in x 13,6in / 5082 x 4066 (300dpi)

Keywords

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