Caption

The much shorter tail feathers of the pheasant cock (Phasianus colchicus) are clearly visible, after the mating season, he has moulted his long tail feathers, moulting, August, Germany

Date

Aug 20, 2021

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Schulz Helge

Reference

BRK26H30_032

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.6Mb (17.2Mb) / 17.3in x 11.6in / 5200 x 3467 (300dpi)

Keywords

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