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

BRK24E88_121

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Rights managed

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51,3Mb (5,0Mb) / 17,3in x 11,5in / 5184 x 3456 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty tide tides Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian oystercatcher Eurasian oystercatchers Common pied oystercatcher Common pied oystercatchers Aves Bird Birds animal behaviour animal behaviour nature open air Lower Saxony Northern Germany North Germany Europe Europe's colony colonies rookery rookeries natural preserve natural preserves nature park natural park nature park Naturpark reserve reserves protected area sanctuary conservation area seabird seabirds Common tern Sterna hirundo Common terns Sternidae Tern Terns landscape landscapes scenery sceneries landscape photograph countryside landscape shot landscape photo coast coasts shore shores costal shoreline National Park National Parks N.P. NP Charadriiformes Charadriiformes Charadriiformes nature reserve nature reserves natural preserve natural preserves nature conservation area NSG natural reserve environmental reserve East Frisian East Frisia Eastern Friesland tideland tidelands Wadden sea mudflat intertidal zone mudflats Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD sea coastal area coastal areas coastal region Coastal photo Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park Lower Saxony Wadden Sea Wattenmeer National Park Wadden Sea National Park East Frisian Islands territorial behavior territorial behaviors territorial behaviour territoriality Haematopodidae Oystercatcher Oystercatchers wading bird wading birds wader waders shorebird shorebird Central Europe Middle Europe North Sea island North Sea islands