Caption

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) sitting, frost and ice on feathers, iced, hunting, with catfish as prey, distress, lack of food, portrait, winter, hunting, fishing, sunrise, morning light, Hortobágyi Nemzeti Park, Hungary

Date

Jan 11, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK26B70_454

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

47.2Mb (1.8Mb) / 18.0in x 10.2in / 5413 x 3045 (300dpi)

Keywords

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