Caption

Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) adult male preening tail feathers while perched on wooden fence post along field in spring

Date

May 18, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/alimdi/Arterra

Reference

BRK26I24_465

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.4Mb (12.8Mb) / 15.0in x 10.0in / 4488 x 2992 (300dpi)

Keywords

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