Caption

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) attacking eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in the colony, territorial behaviour, Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Volker Lautenbach

Reference

BRK24E68_015

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NA

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No

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Rights managed

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51,3Mb (5,5Mb) / 17,3in x 11,5in / 5184 x 3456 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Central Europe Charadriiformes Common pied oystercatcher Common tern East Frisia East Frisian East Frisian Islands Eastern Friesland Eurasian oystercatcher Europe Europe's FRG German Federal Republic Germany Haematopodidae Haematopus ostralegus Lower Saxony Lower Saxony Wadden Sea Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park Middle Europe N.P. NP National Park Naturpark No People North Germany North Sea island Northern Germany Oystercatcher Republic of Germany Sterna hirundo Sternidae Tern Wadden Sea National Park Wadden sea Wattenmeer National Park animal behaviour behaviour coast coastal area coastal region colony conservation area countryside deserted empty environmental reserve intertidal zone landscape landscape photo landscape shot mudflat natural preserve natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve no one nobody open air protected area reserve rookery sanctuary scenery sea seabird shore shorebird territorial behavior territorial behaviour territoriality tide tideland uninhabited wader wading bird