Caption

Eurasian or Great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) adult bird in a reedbed in spring, RSPB Minsmere nature reserve, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Date

Apr 12, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Kevin Sawford

Reference

BRK26H83_432

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

39.3Mb (13.1Mb) / 15.1in x 10.1in / 4540 x 3027 (300dpi)

Keywords

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