Caption

Grey heron (Ardea cinera), flying, with a branch in its beak, building a nest, Vienna, Austria

Date

Mar 15, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sonja Jordan

Reference

BRK26C59_107

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

79.7Mb (3.5Mb) / 21.5in x 14.4in / 6463 x 4309 (300dpi)

Keywords

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