Doug Gimesy / Greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) flies over breaking waves on a stormy day, with a rainbow in the background, Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) gathering at mussel bed during breeding season, one hovering tern has a mussel clamped to its foot, a common mishap caused by stepping on an open mussel, Bolsa Chica...
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John Chan / California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) roosting on a mudflat, with a flock of Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) nearby, Southern California, USA May/2019
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) courting, Southern California, USA, March.
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John Chan / Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) with a broken wing, attempting to take off, Southern California, USA, April.
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John Chan / Western gulls (Larus occidentalis) attacking an Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) with a broken wing, Southern California, USA, April.
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Marie Read / Royal terns (Sterna maxima) pair crossing bills during courtship behaviour, Fort DeSoto Park, Florida, USA
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Claudio Contreras / Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus), El Requeson, Gulf of California, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, December.
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Lesser crested tern {Thalasseus bengalensis} flock on beach, large gulls and waves in background, Socotra, Yemen
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Lynn M Stone / Royal terns {Thalasseus maximus} Florida, USA.
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Ashley Cooper / Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) in flight, Hodbarrow Nature Reserve, Cumbria, UK. July.
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David Tipling / Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) diving into sea, North Sea, North Norfolk, England, UK. July.
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David Tipling / Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) fishing, North Sea, North Norfolk, England, UK. July.
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Eric Baccega / Flock of Royal terns (Sterna maxima) on the shores of Conkouati laguna, Conkouati-Douli National Park, Republic of Congo, Africa.
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Doug Gimesy / Greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) flying over a breaking waves on a stormy day, with a rainbow in the background, Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia. Cropped.
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Loic Poidevin / Adult Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) returning to nest, beak filled with fish, Noirmoutier Island, Vendee, France, June.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) diving and streaking which triggers the flock to take flight in unison, an example of flocking behavior, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA Mar...
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) gathering at breeding grounds take flight and return in unison, an example of flocking behavior, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, March.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) gathered at breeding grounds taking flight in unison, an example of flocking behavior, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, March.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) gathering at breeding grounds take flight in unison, an example of flocking behavior, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, March.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) diving for breaching fish, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, July.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) converging as they dive for breaching fish, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, July.
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John Chan / Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) diving for breaching fish, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, July.
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Doug Gimesy / Crested terns (Thalasseus bergii) flying over a coastal rock shelf in the early morning with waves breaking in the background. Long exposure. Skenes Creek, Victoria, Australia. July 2016
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John Chan / Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) gathering with Western gull (Larus occidentalis), Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans), Snowy egrets (Egretta thula) , Great egrets (Ardea alba) and Great blue he...
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John Chan / Snowy egrets (Egretta thula) stalking as Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) dive nearby during a feeding frenzy, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, September.
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John Chan / Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) flock taking flight with Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) and Double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus), during a feeding frenzy, Bolsa Chica Ecologic...
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John Chan / Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) gathered with Western gulls (Larus occidentalis), Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) and Double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) during a feeding fren...
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John Chan / Flock of Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) with one attempting to mate with a female and Western gulls (Larus occidentalis) and Ring-billed gulls (Larus delawarensis) in background, Bolsa Chica Ecolo...
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John Chan / Group of American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) roosting on a mud flat, Royal terns (Thalasseus maximus) in foreground, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, March.
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Terry Whittaker / Greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) flock perched on posts in Pangalanes Canal, Palmarium Reserve. Lake Ampitabe, Madagascar.
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Doug Gimesy / Crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) in flight.
Ricketts Point, Beaumaris, Victoria, Australia
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Doug Gimesy / Crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) standing on intertidal rocks, water in the background.
Port Philip Bay shoreline, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia.
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Loic Poidevin / Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) in flight with fish, Noirmoutier Island, Vendee, France, July. Small repro only
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Loic Poidevin / Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Noirmoutier Island, Vendee, France, June
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Loic Poidevin / Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) juvenile Noirmoutier Island, Vendee, France, June. Small repro only
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Loic Poidevin / Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Noirmoutier Island, Vendee, France, June. Small repro only
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Barry Mansell / Royal tern (Sterna maxima) adults and chicks, North Florida, USA, June.
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Lynn M. Stone / Royal Tern (Thalasseus maxima) in breeding plumage, offering fish to potential mate, Tierra Verde, Florida, USA, April.
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Lynn M. Stone / Royal tern (Thalasseus maxima) pair mating, breeding plumage, Tierra Verde, Florida, USA, April.
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Doug Gimesy / Crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) in flight, holding an Australian sardine (Sardinops sagax) in its mouth.
Ricketts Point, Beaumaris, Victoria, Australia. May.
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Sylvain Cordier / Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) in sea. Puerto San Carlos, Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Sylvain Cordier / Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) pair in courtship display. Puerto San Carlos, Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Sylvain Cordier / Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) pair in courtship display. Puerto San Carlos, Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Sylvain Cordier / Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) in flight. Puerto San Carlos, Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Sylvain Cordier / Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) in flight. Puerto San Carlos, Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Sylvain Cordier / Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) group on beach. Magdalena Bay, Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Sylvain Cordier / Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) pair during courtship ritual. Magdalena Bay, Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
