Caption

The Bislicher Insel, nature reserve on the Rhine, Altrheinarm, near Xanten, Lower Rhine, Wesel district, one of the few floodplain landscapes in Germany, winter, many wild birds over winters here, white stork, Ciconia ciconia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Feb 17, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26B57_057

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

142.4Mb (7.7Mb) / 28.8in x 19.2in / 8640 x 5760 (300dpi)

Keywords

many tree vegetation water river wetland body of water meadow Stork White stork Bird wild animal biotope animal winter wintry nature North Rhine-Westphalia Xanten Rhine German wildlife flora gray Europe Ciconiiformes hibernate natural preserve reserve bare cold natural landscape european nature reserve Germany wildlife photography Wesel Niederrhein Altrhein natural environment wetland landscape Bislicher Insel bird photography Central Europe meadow landscape floodplain Wild bird numerous waterfront wet land waters lawn animals in the wild in Winter winterly open air NRW fauna plant life grey overwinter nature park protected area bald original scenery German Federal Republic Lower Rhine habitat Middle Europe grassland landscape flood plain plenty wetland biotope field Wildlife winter time Wintery Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Naturpark sanctuary countryside nature conservation area Republic of Germany natural habitat North-Rhine Westphalia conservation area landscape photo natural reserve FRG environmental reserve trees vegetations rivers wetlands meadows Storks White storks Birds wild animals biotopes animals hibernating natural preserves reserves barren landscapes nature reserves natural environments floodplains overwintering originally sceneries BRD water body Water area open water Grass field Europe's hibernates NSG overwinters natural park landscape photograph landscape shot