Bislicher Insel, in winter, floods in the floodplains due to Rhine flooding, nature reserve on the Rhine, Altrheinarm, near Xanten, Lower Rhine, Wesel district, one of the few floodplain landscapes in Germany, in winter over 20, 000 wild birds, many arctic geese species pause and hibernate here, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Bislicher Insel, in winter, floods in the floodplains due to Rhine flooding, nature reserve on the Rhine, Altrheinarm, near Xanten, Lower Rhine, Wesel district, one of the few floodplain landscapes in Germany, in winter over 20, 000 wild birds, many arctic geese species pause and hibernate here, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Feb 25, 2026

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Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jochen Tack

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BRK26F72_114

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