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River tern (Sterna aurantia)

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River tern nest with eggs

© Jugal Tiwari
River tern with chicks

© Kulashekara CS
River tern

© Wittawat Noulin
River tern moulting into breeding plumage

© Nikhil Devasar
River tern

© Bibhav Behera
River tern preening

© Shreeram M V
River terns fighting over frog prey

© Jaysukh Parekh Suman / www.kavisuman.com
River terns in flight squabbling over frog prey

© Jaysukh Parekh Suman / www.kavisuman.com
River tern in flight with frog prey

© Jaysukh Parekh Suman / www.kavisuman.com
River tern having lost grip on frog prey

© Jaysukh Parekh Suman / www.kavisuman.com
River tern diving for fish

© Jaysukh Parekh Suman / www.kavisuman.com
River tern in flight

© Harri Taavetti / www.flpa-images.co.uk
River tern in flight

© Bernard Castelein / naturepl.com
River tern calling

© Wittawat Noulin
River terns mating

© Parameswaran Pillai Karunakaran / www.flpa-images.co.uk

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