Sand Martin
Riparia riparia
 (L 5")
Samsø, Denmark
15Jun2006
Sand-Martin Cocktail
     1.5 ounces Gin
     1.5 Vermouth (Sweet)
     1 tsp Green Chartreuse
Common, sociable...a dozen to several
hundred may nest together...called
Bank Swallow in the Americas.
Riparia in Latin
means 
bank nesting.
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Pieplow
Macaulay
Library
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