Title

Sooty tern

Caption

Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus), Russian Tern, Sooty Tern, Russian Terns, Terns, Animals, Birds, Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) Nesting colony, sand trees, Bird Island, Seychelles, Africa

Date

May 28, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Hosking

Reference

BRK22F53_489

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,2Mb (17,7Mb) / 17,7in x 11,7in / 5315 x 3501 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa Archipelago Aves Bird Bird Island Birds Charadriiformes Indian Ocean No People Onychoprion fuscatus Seychelles Sooty tern Sternidae Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming Tern Terns adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird colonies bird colony bird photography breed breeding area breeding colonies breeding colony breeding ground breeding grounds breeding season breeding site breeding time courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping deserted display displaying empty fauna flock flock of flock of birds group of animals group of islands groups of islands habitat incubate incubating island islands mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nesting site nesting sites no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside perform the courtship display rutting season sand seabird seabirds social behavior social behaviour social behaviours swarm swarm of birds uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo East Africa Eastern Africa courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behaviour imprinting ocean overawing sandy shorebird wader wading bird wading birds sea