Caption

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) mating, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Date

May 11, 2013

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/BIA

Reference

BRK26G28_258

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.7Mb (15.2Mb) / 16.3in x 10.9in / 4896 x 3264 (300dpi)

Keywords

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