Title

Courtship display of Sandwich Terns

Caption

Courtship display of Sandwich Terns, with the male offering sand eel to the female, pebble spit on Scolt Head Island, Brancaster Harbour, North Norfolk

Date

Apr 11, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Hosking

Reference

BRK22F84_036

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,8Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

3 AmmodytidaeI Aves Bird Birds Charadriiformes England Europe Fish Fishes No People Pisces Sand eel Sandeel Sandeels Sandwich Tern Sandwich Terns Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis Sternidae Tern Terns adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping deserted display displaying empty fauna female female animal female animals females habitat male male animal male animals males mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures mid-adult woman mid-adult women natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside perform the courtship display rutting season sandwich sandwiches seabird seabirds several social behavior social behaviour social behaviours three under water underwater underwater photo underwater photos underwater world underwater worlds uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behaviour imprinting overawing shorebird wader wading bird wading birds