Caption

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) sitting on a branch, perch, beats captured prey frog (Rana) to death, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date

Sep 03, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Sommariva

Reference

BRK26C07_190

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

45.8Mb (1.5Mb) / 13.3in x 13.3in / 4000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

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