Title

Common tern

Caption

Common tern (Sterna hirundo) hovering above nest in breeding colony in the dunes

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra

Reference

BRK23D22_436

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45,1Mb (1,2Mb) / 16,2in x 10,8in / 4860 x 3240 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds Charadriiformes Common tern Common terns Many Animals No People Sterna hirundo Sternidae Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming Tern Terns Wildlife animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird colonies bird colony bird photography bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breed breeding area breeding colonies breeding colony breeding ground breeding grounds breeding place breeding season breeding site breeding time bunch of colonies colony courting courting seasons courtship courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour courtship display courtship season courtshiping deserted display display behaviour displaying dune dunes empty fauna float flock flock of flock of birds group group of animals groups groups of animals habitat hover imponation imprinting incubate incubating mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mid air mid-air midair multiple natural environment natural environments natural habitat nest nesting nesting place nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody overawing perform the courtship display rookery rutting season sand sand dune sanddune seabird seabirds several several animals social behavior social behaviour social behaviours swarm swarm of birds uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo breeding breedings many numerous plenty sandy shorebird wader wading bird wading birds