Sand martin. Historical artwork of a sand martin (Riparia riparia). This small bird spends most of its time catching insects in flight,usually over rivers and lakes. It is a migratory bird that is found throughout the world. In the old world,it breeds in Europe and northern Eurasia,spending the winter in tropical Africa and southern Asia. In the new world in breeds in North America and winters in South America. It reaches a maximum length of just 12 centimetres. This artwork was drawn by Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Terry, Sheila |
Taille de l’image : | 2852 px × 3974 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |