Caption

Star-tailed hummingbird (Macroglossum stellatarum), feeding on nectar from a catmint (Nepeta x faassenii) flower, Meienberg, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Date

Jun 15, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Stefan Huwiler

Reference

BRK26I22_142

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

27.5Mb (9.2Mb) / 12.7in x 8.4in / 3800 x 2532 (300dpi)

Keywords

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