Title

Arctic Tern

Caption

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisea) adults, breeding plumage, flock, in flight, attacking sheep at nesting ground, Iceland, Europe

Date

Nov 20, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Bill Coster

Reference

BRK22G43_314

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (1.9Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5315 x 3546 (300dpi)

Keywords

Arctic tern Arctic terns Artiodactyla Aves Bird Birds Charadriiformes Defensive attitude Domestic animal breed Domestic animal breeds Domestic sheep Europe Even-toed ungulate Even-toed ungulates Iceland Mammal Mammalia Mammalian Mammals Ovis orientalis aries Pet Sheep Sterna paradisaea Sternidae Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming Tern Terns Ungulata Ungulate Ungulates adult adult animal adult animals aggression aggressions aggressive alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal breed animal breeds animal husbandries animal husbandry animals attack position attacking battle battles behavior behaviour belligerent bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breed breeding area breeding dress breeding ground breeding grounds breeding plumage breeding season breeding site breeding time breeds cattle danger dangerous dangers defence defend defending defense domestic animal farm animal fight fighting flight flights flock flock of flock of birds fly flying group of animals in flight in the air livestock livestock farming mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures mid air mid-adult woman mid-adult women move movement movements moving nest nesting nesting site nesting sites nests nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside pet productive livestock rutting season seabird seabirds social behavior social behaviour social behaviours stock farming summer summery swarm swarm of birds wildlife photography Icelandic North Europe Northern Europe attack attacks breeding breedings defenses posture postures shorebird wader wading bird wading birds protect protecting protective