Caption

Great Egret (Ardea alba) during plumage care standing in the shallow water zone of a lake, blue water, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date

Jun 18, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Frank Sommariva

Reference

BRK26D87_044

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

61.8Mb (20.6Mb) / 13.3in x 18.0in / 4000 x 5400 (300dpi)

Keywords

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