Caption

Common house martin, northern house martin (Delichon urbicum) taking off with mud in beak from puddle for building nest in spring

Date

Jun 04, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Sven Erik Arndt

Reference

BRK25L80_211

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.9Mb (2.3Mb) / 16.5in x 11.0in / 4961 x 3307 (300dpi)

Keywords

breeding departure puddle water Bird wild animal nest-building nest animal feed animal behaviour animal spring wildlife feed muddy Passerine feeding nesting site bird's nest Songbird start Common house martin mud social behaviour breeding ground breeding season parental care wildlife photography natural environment swallow bird photography in the beak Delichon taking off puddle of water waterfront animals in the wild building a nest food springtime fauna eat ingestion nesting place bird-nest Oscine Northern house martin social behavior breeding area slurry breeding time habitat Swallow beak take-off Wildlife building nest fodder House martin breeding site natural habitat flying off breeding place breedings departures puddles waters Birds wild animals nests animal feeds animals Passerines nesting sites birds' nests Songbirds starting Common house martins nesting social behaviours breeding grounds starts natural environments swallows puddles of water eating Oscines Northern house martins breeding areas Swallows House martins breeding sites flying from breeding places in May feeds in its beak in beak eats