Female Common Tern Flying Off Nest to Chase Gull
New York City-- Breezy Point, Queens
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A Black-backed Gull was hanging around this Tern colony and all of a sudden all of the Terns rose up and chased it away. Note the chick on the right that went flying!
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photographer: Cal Vornberger | currently browsing: sort by: date (desc), category: All | shooting date: Jun 28, 2004 | filename: 25AB1007.jpg | categories: All, Shorebirds | camera: Canon 1D | lens: Canon 600mm f/4L USM IS @ 1200mm (1800mm in 35mm film SLR) | ISO: 200 | aperture: f/8 | shutter speed: 1/2000s | metering: Evaluative | shooting mode: Av | in galleries: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae), Chicks and Juveniles
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