Rivers are lifelines of our planet!
Sediment settles as river energy fades, forming bars, banks, and floodplains. This quiet process plays a vital role in shaping ecosystems and terrain.
The little tern is a small tern that lives on a gravel and sandbars of the European and Asian rivers. It is widespread, but very fragmented and endangered in many places.
The little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) is an inhabitant of the rivers, nesting on the barren gravel and sandbars.