Caption

Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) male at the breeding cavity in an old oak tree, wildlife, woodpeckers, woodpecker, nature photography, Neunkirchen, spring, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

May 20, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Friedhelm Adam

Reference

BRK26H95_279

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

60.8Mb (20.3Mb) / 18.8in x 12.6in / 5648 x 3765 (300dpi)

Keywords

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