Caption

Bislicher Insel, in winter, floods in the floodplains due to Rhine flooding, nature reserve on the Rhine, Altrheinarm, near Xanten, Lower Rhine, Wesel district, one of the few floodplain landscapes in Germany, in winter over 20, 000 wild birds, many arctic geese species hibernate here, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Feb 25, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Friedhelm Adam

Reference

BRK26C07_338

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

69.2Mb (6.2Mb) / 20.1in x 13.4in / 6023 x 4015 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted many flood vegetation water river wetland body of water meadow Bird wild animal biotope animal winter wintry nature North Rhine-Westphalia Xanten Rhine German wildlife flora Europe hibernate natural preserve reserve natural landscape flooded european nature reserve Germany Arctic wildlife photography Wesel Niederrhein Altrhein natural environment wetland landscape Bislicher Insel bird photography Central Europe meadow landscape floodplain Rhine floods Wild bird no one numerous flooding waterfront wet land waters lawn animals in the wild in Winter winterly open air NRW fauna plant life overwinter nature park protected area original scenery German Federal Republic Lower Rhine habitat Middle Europe grassland landscape flood plain No People plenty high water wetland biotope field Wildlife winter time Wintery Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Naturpark sanctuary countryside nature conservation area Republic of Germany natural habitat nobody floodwater North-Rhine Westphalia conservation area landscape photo natural reserve FRG uninhabited environmental reserve empty floods vegetations rivers wetlands meadows Birds wild animals biotopes animals hibernating natural preserves reserves landscapes nature reserves natural environments floodplains overwintering originally sceneries BRD water flood water body Water area open water Grass field Europe's hibernates NSG overwinters natural park landscape photograph landscape shot