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Common Tern / sterna hirundo. Straws Bridge, Derbyshire. 16/05/20.
The image shows a pair of Common Terns who returned to a breeding lake in mid-May. They discovered the tern raft was fully occupied with nesting Black-headed Gulls. Despite them launching noisy aerial attacks from every angle over a two day period, the gulls would not be shifted and so they moved on. I think it was only to another body of water locally, because they were seen making brief visits most days.
On the New York barrier Island of Long Beach, a brand new Common Tern hatchling waits in anticipation for a parent to deliver food. Although common terns are precocial, born fully feathered and able to run around immediately, they are unable to feed themselves until they are fully developed. Terns hunt for small fish or marine invertebrates by diving into the water to capture prey. This won’t be possible for this day old seabird until it matures and grows wings. Photographed at Nickerson Beach. June 2017
Common Tern overlooking the circular reservoir at Tophill Low.
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Common Tern fishing at Ladies Island Lake Co.Wexford.
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Went with [https://flickr.com/photos/mandywillard] to Rye Harbour to check out the bird hides and practice our bird photography. I think we did well between us.
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Frampton Lakes.
These delightful silvery-grey and white birds have long tails which have earned them the nickname 'sea-swallow'. They have a graceful, floating flight and frequently hover over water before plunging down for fish. They often gather and breed in noisy groups. The Common Tern is the tern species most often found inland. (RSPB).
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A new day dawns on a common tern, calling out as it perches on a post in the protected areas of Nickerson Beach in coastal NY. Terns have had a tough summer as entire broods were wiped out for unexplained reasons, possibly e-coli. When we were there last Wednesday evening we noticed only a handful of older chicks while dozens of childless common terns took to the water in search of food. Their summer burden having perished, their only purpose is to feed themselves. Still, we saw a few that appeared to be re-nesting, possibly in a hopeful attempt to begin anew. Life in the wild is a constant struggle and gets harder each year as we continue to further encroach on their native areas. Remember to #ShareTheShore.
There is nothing more magical than the bond between a parent and child. Here a Common Tern parent tends to its offspring at dinner time.
I’m heading over to a little darker side of Common Tern parenting today. My friends and I were elated to find this brand new family of Common Terns in June 2017. See the previous two posts for more images from this day. We watched in awe as the tiny terns scooted about and parents diligently brought food and brooded, our hearts filling to the brim. The mood changed on a dime and, without warning, a parent began attacking its tiny young nestling. We gaped in horror as we watched this confusing display. Throughout two days we witnessed this from multiple tern families and I am still unclear about the behavior. My initial thought was the adults educating their young about keeping within their own small region of the larger communal territory. Or, possibly, the young hatchling had accepted food from another tern, not one of its parents. Whatever the reason, I’m certain it is not out of cruelty, but out of some inscrutable instinct deemed suitable for raising their young to become successful adults. A short time after each attack, the tiny tern would push under its mother’s breast as she tenderly welcomed it back into her warm embrace. If you’d like to read more about my thoughts on perceptions of cruelty in nature, please view the article on my website at www.terifranzenphotography.com/perceptions-of-cruelty/