Caption

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

Date

Jun 26, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Stefan Huwiler

Reference

BRK26J12_074

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

59.3Mb (19.8Mb) / 18.6in x 12.4in / 5577 x 3718 (300dpi)

Keywords

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