Caption

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) attacking eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in the colony, territorial behaviour, Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date

May 28, 2010

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Volker Lautenbach

Reference

BRK26G83_215

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.3Mb (17.1Mb) / 17.3in x 11.5in / 5184 x 3456 (300dpi)

Keywords

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