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

BRK26E26_035

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

82.9Mb (27.6Mb) / 15.1in x 21.3in / 4528 x 6399 (300dpi)

Keywords

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