Caption

Couple... Sand martin (Riparia riparia), smallest native swallow, breeds in caves, tubes, which are preferably dug into sandy cliffs, e.g. on steep banks, but also in sand pits and gravel pits, native nature, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

May 31, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25G54_031

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,4Mb (3,3Mb) / 14,6in x 9,7in / 4368 x 2912 (300dpi)

Keywords

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