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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
Panorama 10280 x 3384 pixels
Camera: Canon Eos 7D
Lens: EF24-105mmF/4L-IS-USM
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 24 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 100
Early morning at Mesquite Sand Dune in Death Valley, photobombed by an unsuspecting model in a flowing outfit (upper right corner of the photo).
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
Wonderful misty freezing sunrise panorama- Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
These are the highest dunes in North America
Wunderschöner neblig eisiger Sonnenaufgang - Great Sand Dunes Nationalpark, Colorado
Das sind die höchsten Dünen in Nordamerika
(ISO 200, f8 @ 70mm, 1/125sec., 19:44)
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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.
A 3 image Panorama - Capturing the early morning from Ocean Beach at Umina Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.
Having miss timed the sunrise and on hands and knees on the water edge, it was a long half hour wait. I used a 6 stop ND to smooth the water a little. Powlett River just behind the sea entrance