Title

Arctic tern

Caption

Arctic tern (Sterna paradisea), adult pair, breeding plumage, in flight, attacking sheep at nesting site, Flatey Island, Iceland, Europe

Date

Apr 11, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Terry Whittaker

Reference

BRK22G55_334

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,5Mb (1,7Mb) / 17,7in x 11,7in / 5315 x 3520 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 Arctic tern Arctic terns Artiodactyla Aves Bird Birds Charadriiformes Domestic animal breed Domestic animal breeds Domestic sheep Europe Even-toed ungulate Even-toed ungulates Iceland Mammal Mammalia Mammalian Mammals Ovis orientalis aries Pet Sheep Sterna paradisaea Sternidae Tern Terns Ungulata Ungulate Ungulates adult adult animal adult animals aggression aggressions aggressive alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal breed animal breeds animal husbandries animal husbandry animals attack position attacking battle battles behavior behaviour belligerent breed breeding breeding area breeding dress breeding ground breeding grounds breeding plumage breeding season breeding site breeding time breedings breeds cattle couple couples danger dangerous dangers defend defending domestic animal farm animal female females fight fighting flight flights fly flying in flight in the air livestock livestock farming male males mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures mid air mid-adult woman mid-adult women move movement movements moving nest nesting nesting site nesting sites nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside pair pet productive livestock rutting season seabird seabirds social behavior social behaviour social behaviours stock farming summer summery two wildlife photography Icelandic North Europe Northern Europe attack attacks posture postures shorebird wader wading bird wading birds