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Sand Martin - Riparia riparia
The sand martin (Riparia riparia) or European sand martin, bank swallow in the Americas, and collared sand martin in the Indian Subcontinent, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean countries, part of northern Asia and also North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, South America and the Indian Subcontinent.
The sand martin is sociable in its nesting habits; from a dozen to many hundred pairs will nest close together, according to available space. The nests are at the end of tunnels of from a few inches to three or four feet in length, bored in sand or gravel. The actual nest is a litter of straw and feathers in a chamber at the end of the burrow; it soon becomes a hotbed of parasites. Four or five white eggs are laid about mid-late May, and a second brood is usual in all but the most northernly breeding sites.
Population:
UK breeding:
100,000 nests
A 6am start this morning to shoot my first image of the year. I decided to head to south Donegal to explore an area that ive never been before so wasn't sure what to expect. On arrival we had some really heavy rain so we waited in the car for that to pass. Once it cleared we made the long journey on foot, hill after hill 50 minutes later and not really feeling like we were making any distance until we climbed the largest one of the morning. At the top we were gift to this amazing view and not another sole to be seen for miles. Donegal with yet another hidden gem.
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Early morning at Mesquite Sand Dune in Death Valley, photobombed by an unsuspecting model in a flowing outfit (upper right corner of the photo).
Sunset
Death Valley, California
The wind was blowing so hard that evening that everything was fuzzy, but the sunset glow was lovely.
Twilight at Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve, Mojave Desert.
13Aug2016
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Late afternoon hike along the West Beach Trail. On the other side of the sand dune are some smaller dunes, the beach and Lake Michigan.
Started reviewing the unprocessed images from our 2019 Utah trip and will begin to post some of them. These ancient colorful sand dunes are 190 million years old and consist of high-angled cross-bedded sandstone. It's a great place to climb and explore on foot.
Lincoln National Park, This was taken at dusk after a bit of rain with a slight warm wind at my back and the distant roar of the surf beaches also if you sit in the valleys between the dunes the silence can be deafening..