Caption

After a failed attempt at catching fish, the common tern (Sterna hirundo), which fledged just a few days ago, flutters just above the water's surface, hunting, immature, juvenile, young bird, independence, September, Thorsminde, North Sea, Denmark

Date

Sep 01, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Schulz Helge

Reference

BRK26J11_284

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

92.4Mb (30.8Mb) / 23.2in x 15.5in / 6960 x 4640 (300dpi)

Keywords

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