Caption

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) – Bird of the Year 2022, Male bringing food to the female, courtship gift, prey, foraging, interaction, pair, pair formation, mating, raised crest, sunrise, interaction, feeding, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

May 02, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Thomas Hinsche

Reference

BRK26I26_036

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

85.0Mb (28.3Mb) / 22.3in x 14.8in / 6677 x 4451 (300dpi)

Keywords

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