A Rock Martin gathers material to line the interior of their mud nest shaped into a cup. These are inter-Africa migrants and breed in the rains.


A Rock Martin gathers material to line the interior of their mud nest shaped into a cup. These are inter-Africa migrants and breed in East Africa during the rainy season.


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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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