Caption

Bird with upright head on a stone in nature, ruff (Calidris pugnax, Syn.: Philomachus pugnax), courtship display, France

Date

May 22, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Ronald Wittek

Reference

BRK26D54_323

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

53.9Mb (2.3Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5315 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

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