Caption

Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), male with green caterpillars in his beak at breeding den, Bad Homburg, Hesse, Germany

Date

May 18, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Michael Fischer

Reference

BRK26J49_145

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

57.1Mb (19.0Mb) / 18.2in x 12.2in / 5472 x 3648 (300dpi)

Keywords

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