Caption

Smew (Mergellus albellus, Mergus albellus) adult female landing with open wings on ice of frozen pond in winter

Date

Feb 19, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/alimdi/Arterra

Reference

BRK26I34_215

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.4Mb (12.5Mb) / 14.8in x 9.8in / 4429 x 2953 (300dpi)

Keywords

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