Title

Sand martin

Caption

Sand martin (Riparia riparia) two adults, at a nesting colony in a cliff, North Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Aug 12, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Tipling

Reference

BRK22F44_055

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.7Mb (17.9Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5315 x 3532 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 Aves Bank swallow Bird Birds British England Europe Hirundinidae No People Norfolk Norfolk County North Europe Northern Europe Oscine Passeri Passeriformes Passerine Passerines Riparia riparia Rocky cliff 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 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 cliff cliffs couple couples courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping deserted display displaying empty fauna flight flights flock flock of flock of birds fly flying group of animals habitat in flight in the air incubate incubating mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures mid air mid-adult woman mid-adult women move movement movements moving natural environment natural environments natural habitat nest nest hole nesting hole nesting holes nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside pair perform the courtship display rock rocks rutting season sand social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summer summery swallow swallows swarm swarm of birds the rocks two uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo Great Britain UK United Kingdom courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behaviour imprinting overawing sandy