Title

Close up of black tern

Caption

Close up of black tern (Chlidonias niger) in breeding plumage in spring with caught fish, young pike in beak

Date

2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Sven-Erik Arndt

Reference

BRK23G69_408

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,2Mb (1,4Mb) / 17,3in x 11,5in / 5182 x 3455 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds Black tern Black terns Bony fish Bony fishes Charadriiformes Chlidonias niger Close view Esox lucius Fish No People Northern pike Osteichthyes Pickerel Pike Pikes Pisces Sternidae Tern Terns Wildlife alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal child animals animals in the wild beak behavior behaviour bird photography breeding dress breeding plumage breeding season breeding time captured catch catches caught close shot close up close ups close-up closeup cub deserted detail view empty fauna freshwater fish habitat hatchling in the beak ingestion juvenile juveniles mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating plumage mating season mating time natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody nuptial plumage plumage plumages predator pup rutting season seabird seabirds social behavior social behaviour social behaviours splendid dress spring springtime suckling trapped uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography young young animal young animals youngster yuvenile animal feed animal feeds detail details eat feed feeding fodder food section shorebird wader wading bird wading birds