Caption

A bird stands by the water and looks at its reflection, ruff (Calidris pugnax, Syn.: Philomachus pugnax), courtship display, France

Date

May 22, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Ronald Wittek

Reference

BRK26E21_063

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

53.9Mb (18.0Mb) / 11.8in x 17.7in / 3543 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

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