Caption

In the breeding wall... Sand martin (Riparia riparia) sitting at the entrance hole of its breeding tube in the steep wall of a sand pit, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Jun 04, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26B45_067

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.3Mb (1.9Mb) / 8.3in x 12.4in / 2475 x 3712 (300dpi)

Keywords

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