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House Martin
colincurry

House Martin (Delichon urbica)

Congregating around an old nest site. Tried to google this behaviour but to no avail. Wonder if it might be some form of imprinting before they fly back to Africa?
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Habitat
Village
Location
Cambridgeshire
Scientific name
Delichon urbica
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Kits
Three lovely captures, Colin. Interesting behaviour, too.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
colincurry
Date added
View count
320
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/9
Focal length
420.0 mm
Exposure time
1/3200 second(s)
ISO
2000
Filename
1521 House Martin.jpg
File size
9.7 MB
Date taken
Sat, 06 August 2022 10:42 AM
Dimensions
2598px x 3897px

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