Caption

Coots (Fulica atra) fighting over territory, Zurich, Switzerland

Date

Feb 21, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Manuel Bärtschi

Reference

BRK26H18_399

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

85.0Mb (28.3Mb) / 22.6in x 14.6in / 6793 x 4371 (300dpi)

Keywords

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