Caption

Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), close-up, mating and calling male with open beak on a mountain slope in the Alps, Bavaria, Germany

Date

Sep 03, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Martin Grimm

Reference

BRK26B88_314

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23.4Mb (2.2Mb) / 7.8in x 11.7in / 2335 x 3504 (300dpi)

Keywords

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