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House martin        Images © Mark A. Chappell

The house martin is a typical swallow, much like the tree swallow or cliff swallow of North America.   As its name implies, it frequently breeds in association with human habitation.   This one was sitting in an incomplete mud nest in the small town of Bialowieza, in north-eastern Poland.

  • Canon 1D3, 800 mm IS lens + 1.4X converter and extension tube, electronic flash (2009)