Title

Sand martin

Caption

Sand martin (Riparia riparia), close-up of a breeding colony on the Elbe with approaching animals, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Dessau-Rosslau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Date

Jul 11, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Volker Lautenbach

Reference

BRK23E33_413

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

64,1Mb (2,6Mb) / 19,3in x 12,9in / 5796 x 3864 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bank swallow Biosphere Park Biosphere Reserve Biosphere Reserve Mittelelbe Biosphere Reserves Biosphaerenreservat Mittelelbe Bird Birds Central Elbe Biosphere Reserve Central Europe Close view Dessau Dessau-Rosslau Elbe Europe Europe's FRG German German Federal Republic Germany Hirundinidae Many Animals Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve Middle Europe Naturpark No People Oscine Passeri Passeriformes Passerine Passerines Republic of Germany Riparia riparia River landscape Elbe Sand Martin Sand Martins Saxony-Anhalt Songbird Songbirds Swallow Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming Wildlife animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour biosphere reserve Mittlere Elbe bird colonies bird colony bird photography breed breeding breeding area breeding colonies breeding colony breeding ground breeding grounds breeding place breeding season breeding site breeding time breedings bunch of close shot close up close ups close-up closeup colonies colony conservation area court courting courting seasons courtship courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour courtship display courtship season courtshiping deserted detail view display display behaviour displaying empty fauna flock flock of flock of birds group group of animals groups groups of animals habitat imponation imprinting incubate incubating mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time multiple natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve natural preserves natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve nature reserves nest nesting nesting place nesting site nesting sites no one nobody overawing perform the courtship display protected area reserve reserves rookery rutting season sanctuary several several animals social behavior social behaviour social behaviours swallow swallows swarm swarm of birds uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo East Germany Eastern Germany Unesco-Biosphaerenreservat detail details many numerous plenty section UNESCO