Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with caterpillar as food for the young bird, feeding, erected bonnet, golden hour, backlight, sunlight, rising sun, young bird, breeding den, approach, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

Jun 06, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK26F72_331

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

31.8Mb (10.6Mb) / 9.9in x 12.4in / 2980 x 3725 (300dpi)

Keywords

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