Caption

Territorial fight between grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and great egret (Ardea alba), Hesse, Germany

Date

Feb 20, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Wilfried Martin

Reference

BRK26C09_160

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

32.4Mb (2.3Mb) / 13.7in x 9.2in / 4119 x 2746 (300dpi)

Keywords

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