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White Tern with 4 fish
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White Tern with 4 fish (Gygis alba)

On Aitutaki and Rarotonga, these birds are very comon.
This one has 4 fishes in its beak. I wonder how it managed to get this.

Jack
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Habitat
Coast
Location
Aitutaki, Cook Isls.
Date taken
25 march 2007
Scientific name
Gygis alba
Equipment used
Conon D1 MkII, 300/4, 1,4x
Deanneart
I really love this photograph! the light shining through the wing and tail feathers is beautiful.
 
bryanhj
Agreed. The feathers are really striking - like incredibly fine porcelain.
A cute pic. of bird behaviour, too.

Cheers,
Bryan
 

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