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Arctic tern foraging in the harbour of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Spitsbergen
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Arctic tern foraging in the harbour of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Spitsbergen

by Betty-Lou Luyken

Category: AvianAdded August 8, 20071,095 views

Gull-like Birds

Keywords: Arctic tern, foraging, Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Spitsbergen

I took this image on a very cloudy day on Spitsbergen. This male arctic tern was catching shrimp for his waiting female as part of a mating ritual
Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No