Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, courtship, mating, pair, male, female, bridal gift, interaction, erected bonnet, sunrise, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

May 10, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK26C72_189

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61.0Mb (2.7Mb) / 13.8in x 17.2in / 4131 x 5163 (300dpi)

Keywords

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