Caption

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

Date

Feb 21, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Manuel Bärtschi

Reference

BRK26I03_498

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

66.5Mb (22.2Mb) / 19.6in x 13.2in / 5880 x 3953 (300dpi)

Keywords

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