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Lesser Crested Terns, nesting toghrther with Greater Crested Terns

Lesser Crested Terns, nesting toghrther with Greater Crested Terns - Adults in breeding plumage

Photographer

» SergioMaria Bianchi

Location

» Dahret Island, Eritrea

Country image taken

» Eritrea

Date

» July, 2016

Equipment

» Olympus OM-D 5II with 75-300 lens

Bird Species

»Thalasseus bengalensis - Lesser Crested Tern

Bird Species (French)

»Sterne voyageuse

Bird Family

»Laridae - Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» The eggs of both species are just scattered on the sand. In the general confusion, a Greater Crested Tern, on the right, is putting its foot on an egg.

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