A newly fledged barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) perched on a lichen encrusted barn roof at Elmley National Nature Reserve

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A newly fledged barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) perched on a lichen encrusted barn roof at Elmley National Nature Reserve, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. July.

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Size: 5100px × 3386px
Location: Elmley Marshes, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, UK, United Kingdom, Europe
Photo credit: © DP Wildlife Vertebrates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, barn, bird, ecology, environment, feathers, flight, hirundo, nature, ornithology, rustica, swallow, wildlife