Caption

Bislicher Insel, nature reserve on the Rhine, Altrheinarm, near Xanten, Lower Rhine, Wesel district, one of the few floodplain landscapes in Germany, over 20, 000 wild birds, many arctic geese species pause and hibernate here, here white-cheeked geese and coot geese, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Feb 17, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26B57_047

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

142.4Mb (10.0Mb) / 28.8in x 19.2in / 8640 x 5760 (300dpi)

Keywords

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