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Red-billed Tropic Bird (Phaethon aethereus) magnificent frigatebird (Fregat
petersheikhli

Red-billed Tropic Bird (Phaethon aethereus) magnificent frigatebird (Fregat (Phaethon aethereus & Fregata magnificens)

This was a thrilling sight, please accept apologies for the image quality this is a crop, the moment when a Red-billed Tropic Bird (Phaethon aethereus) is grabbed by a magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) in mid-flight to force it to regurgitate food which the frigatebird will then steal.
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Habitat
Seashore/ cliff
Location
Little Tobago
Date taken
January 2007
Scientific name
Phaethon aethereus & Fregata magnificens
Equipment used
d80 + 70-200mm F2.8
Steve G
Nice capture.

We missed out on this when we were on Little Tobago last summer. Most of the Tropicbirds had gone though we were treated to a handful of returning Tropicbirds in the late afternoon including a nice White-tailed TB amongst the Red-billeds.
Still I would far rather have seen the 'pirates' at work!!
 
madamcoolpix
No apologies needed! The important thing is the moment captured... and as far as I'm concern, I prefer this long distance shot: the trees under the scene are lovely and the scene itself looks no so harsh from this angle. Thank for sharing this pic!
 

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