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"Food Fight" - Royal Terns Fighting for a Fish
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"Food Fight" - Royal Terns Fighting for a Fish

by Jason Hahn

Category: AvianAdded June 1, 200958 views

Gull-like Birds

Keywords: Royal Tern waterbirds seabirds Charrán real Gaviota real terns Charadriiformes Laridae larids Sterna maxima nf45

Royal Terns fighting over a fish at Ft. De Soto. The one on the right had just flown in the with the fish and was waving it around trying to entice a female tern. The one on the left came up from behind and tried to unsucessfully grab it from him. The tug of war eventually became a free for all involving four terns and a lauging gull. Taken at Ft. Desoto Park, Florida.
Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA