Rising Tide Images
Don't Leave
Biting the wing that feeds you. After a feeding and preening, an adult manu o Kū prepares to depart the nest for another fishing trip, seemingly to the reluctance of the downy chick. I love their oddly bulbous shiny eyes. The manu o Kū, or white tern, is an arboreal nesting seabird that thrives in urban Honolulu. Adults fish up to 120 miles offshore and return with fresh provisions rather than devouring then regurgitating a meal for their chick. This avian behavior was known to Polynesian voyagers and other seafarers. A landmass that may be out of view over the horizon could be located by following these birds conveying their catch back to their nestling.
Don't Leave
Biting the wing that feeds you. After a feeding and preening, an adult manu o Kū prepares to depart the nest for another fishing trip, seemingly to the reluctance of the downy chick. I love their oddly bulbous shiny eyes. The manu o Kū, or white tern, is an arboreal nesting seabird that thrives in urban Honolulu. Adults fish up to 120 miles offshore and return with fresh provisions rather than devouring then regurgitating a meal for their chick. This avian behavior was known to Polynesian voyagers and other seafarers. A landmass that may be out of view over the horizon could be located by following these birds conveying their catch back to their nestling.