Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) – Bird of the Year 2022, male with food, prey, foraging, food for the chicks, ruffled crest, sunrise, interaction, nesting cavity, nest, young bird begging for food, in flight, approaching, wings, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

Jun 27, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK26H26_134

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

42.5Mb (14.2Mb) / 11.5in x 14.4in / 3446 x 4308 (300dpi)

Keywords

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