Caption

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), joint predation defence in the colony, european herring gull (Larus argentatus) preys on chicks, Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Jul 18, 2010

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Volker Lautenbach

Reference

BRK25B56_248

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43,2Mb (1,8Mb) / 15,9in x 10,6in / 4758 x 3172 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty cute adorable little small tiny young young tide tides chick chicks Laridae Seagull Gull Seagulls European herring gull Larus argentatus European herring gulls herring gull herring gulls Larus argentea water bird water birds waterfowl aquatic bird waterfowls aquatic birds Aves Bird Birds foraging foraging search for food searches for food searching for food forage hunting food foraging for food search of food looking for food animal feed animal feeds food fodder animal behaviour animal behaviour animal animals nature open air Lower Saxony Northern Germany North Germany feed feeding feeds eat eating eats Europe Europe's colony colonies rookery rookeries feeding feeding ingestion natural preserve natural preserves nature park natural park nature park Naturpark reserve reserves protected area sanctuary conservation area fledgling fledglings juvenile bird young bird juvenile birds young birds Immature Immatures seabird seabirds Common tern Sterna hirundo Common terns Sternidae Tern Terns young animal young animals cub pup suckling youngs cubs pups yuvenile hatchling hatchlings yuveniles sucklings youngster youngs animal child animal childs landscape landscapes scenery sceneries landscape photograph countryside landscape shot landscape photo offspring offspring coast coasts shore shores costal shoreline National Park National Parks N.P. NP prey prey preys Charadriiformes Charadriiformes Charadriiformes catch catches catching nature reserve nature reserves natural preserve natural preserves nature conservation area NSG natural reserve environmental reserve East Frisian East Frisia Eastern Friesland animal of prey animals of prey prey animal prey animals tideland tidelands Wadden sea mudflat intertidal zone mudflats Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD sea juvenile juveniles juvenil coastal area coastal areas coastal region Coastal photo capture prey preying preys preyed capturing captured captures Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park Lower Saxony Wadden Sea Wattenmeer National Park Wadden Sea National Park East Frisian Islands wading bird wading birds wader waders shorebird shorebird Central Europe Middle Europe Brood North Sea island North Sea islands