Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, sunrise, portrait, erected bonnet, male at the breeding den, breeding territory, mating, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

Apr 27, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK26D67_078

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

82.9Mb (27.6Mb) / 16.1in x 20.1in / 4815 x 6020 (300dpi)

Keywords

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