Title

Two sand martins

Caption

Two sand martins (Riparia riparia), sand martins at the nesting hole in the breeding colony on the river bank

Date

Jul 29, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Arterra/Sven-Erik Arndt

Reference

BRK22F42_412

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (18,0Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 Aves Bank swallow Bird Birds Europe Hirundinidae Many Animals No People Oscine Passeri Passeriformes Passerine Passerines Riparia riparia Sand Martin Sand Martins Songbird Songbirds Swallow Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild bank banks behavior behaviour bird colonies bird colony bird photography bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breed breeding area breeding burrow breeding burrows breeding cavity breeding colonies breeding colony breeding ground breeding grounds breeding season breeding site breeding time colonies colony couple couples courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping deserted display displaying empty fauna flock flock of flock of birds group group of animals groups groups of animals habitat incubate incubating mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nest nest hole nesting nesting hole nesting holes nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside pair perform the courtship display river river bank riverbank riverbanks rivers riverside rookery rutting season several several animals shore social behavior social behaviour social behaviours swallow swallows swarm swarm of birds two uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo breeding breedings courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behaviour imprinting many numerous overawing