Caption

In the old cowshed... Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), larger native, widespread swallow with deeply forked tail, likes to breed in cattle sheds, where there are many insects as well as suitable nesting opportunities, typical cultural successor, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Jun 17, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A95_327

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 11,0in x 16,5in / 3308 x 4962 (300dpi)

Keywords

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