Caption

Eurasian or Great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) adult bird flying over a reedbed in spring, RSPB Minsmere nature reserve, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Date

Apr 12, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Kevin Sawford

Reference

BRK26J14_072

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

47.4Mb (15.8Mb) / 16.6in x 11.1in / 4986 x 3324 (300dpi)

Keywords

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