Caption

It is never quiet in a common tern (Sterna hirundo) colony, and their loud calls can be heard day and night: communication, bird colony, breeding season, May, Eidersperrwerk, North Sea, Germany

Date

May 07, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Schulz Helge

Reference

BRK26J13_214

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.7Mb (15.2Mb) / 16.3in x 10.9in / 4896 x 3264 (300dpi)

Keywords

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