Title

Mating royal terns (Thalasseus maximus) at the ocean beach

Caption

Mating royal terns (Thalasseus maximus) at the ocean beach, Galveston, Texas, USA, North America

Date

Apr 20, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Ivan Kuzmin

Reference

BRK19D78_349

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,7Mb (721,7Kb) / 17,5in x 11,7in / 5256 x 3504 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 2 animals America Charadriiformes Galveston No People Platja Royal Tern Royal Terns Terns US United States United States of America animal couples animals animals in the wild aquatic bird beach beaches copula copulate copulates copulating copulation couples courting seasons courtship courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour courtship display courtship season courtshiping courtships display displaying displays exterior view exterior views fauna habitat love of animals mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time matings natural environments natural habitat natural landmark no one nobody out pairing perform the courtship display performing the courtship display reproductions rutting season seabird seabirds sexual intercourse shorebird social behavior social behaviour social behaviours wader wading birds water birds waterfowl wild animal wild animals woo wooing woos Sternidae Tern Texas animal couple mate mates natural environment reproduction sex wading bird water bird wildlife wildlife photography Two Animals USA couple nature Americas animal two