#littletern

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Chilreta ou Andorinha-do-mar-anã / Little Tern by anacm.silva Sorry for the number of photos published in the last few days, but I have been cleaning my archives, and I took the opportunity to count the number of species I have photographed in Portugal. In total, I have so far 865 species of birds photographed and posted on flickr. I have a few more, but I hope to have the opportunity to take better pictures first :-) Marinha da Troncalhada - Portugal https://flic.kr/p/2jaCzX8

[gordiesworld]

I'd gone to find Piping Plovers and came across these #littletern at #cranesbeach in #ipswichma #igessexcountymass #beautyeverywhere #everythingisholy (at Crane Beach Ipswich , Ma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPL9uIxBanL/?utm_medium=tumblr

[nunoxaviermoreira]

小鷗戲耍 ( 小燕鷗 ) by Kaede Wu 小燕鷗 Little Tern【學名：Sterna albifrons】鷗形目 / 鷗科。別名：白額燕鷗、丁香鳥、海鳦仔(台語)。《左：小燕鷗雛鳥；右：小燕鷗成鳥。》 雌雄同形。繁殖羽時額白色，頭至後頸、過眼線黑色，頭至頸、胸以下白色，背部灰色，腰及尾上覆羽白灰色。尾羽白色呈交叉剪刀狀。虹膜黑色，喙黃色、末端黑色。腳橘黃色。( 此照為繁殖羽 ) 全球廣佈於亞洲、歐洲、非洲、澳洲。臺灣普遍屬於夏候鳥，但經研究仍有少許停留在臺灣，也是臺灣唯一停留繁殖的鷗科鳥類。 小燕鷗主要出現在河口、海岸、沼澤、魚塭、濕地等環境，常單獨或群體行動，飛行覓食，主要以小魚和蝦為主食，也會吃昆蟲。 小燕鷗繁殖期主要在4~7月，一夫一妻制，約產卵1~3顆。喜選在海岸沙礫推中的小珊瑚碎屑來坐巢，或是砂地推成的小坑洞。因為鳥卵為乳白色，帶淺色褐斑，故不易被敵發現，與沙礫形成保護色。若前往拍攝時，務必小心勿踩到鳥卵；若過度接近的話，親鳥會近距離驅趕，甚至放鳥大便攻擊。 觀察時小燕鷗雙親會輪流去獵取食物給雛鳥吃，有時會因為天氣炎熱，鳥爸媽會將羽毛濺濕，幫雛鳥降溫，想到在這麼毒的大太陽下育雛，真是有夠辛苦的，內心不得不佩服小燕鷗爸媽如此的盡責照顧。 也由於小燕鷗的棲地與人類活動的範圍常交叉到，所以在拍攝時，也常見小燕鷗將蛋產在垃圾周圍。有時會見些遊客會在沙地玩車差點碾壓到，遊客和外勞將鳥蛋取走，甚至連野狗也是威脅對象之一。 https://flic.kr/p/2hfD9Af

[zoobirdy]

Little Tern - Sternula albifrons - KÜÇÜK SUMRU #küçüksumru #sternulaalbifrons #littletern best_birds_of_ig @ig_birdwatchers @allmightybirds @thetweetsuites @birdextremefeatures @thebirdingsquad @sassy_birds @ig_discover_birdslife @meet_green @kings_birds_ @eye_spy_birds #total_birds #bns_birds #best_birds_of_ig #ig_birdwatchers #your_best_birds #bird_brilliance #bestbirdshots #feather_perfection #birding_lounge #birdfreaks #nuts_about_birds #kings_birds #fridayfowl #16x9club #16x9_special #tv_fullframe #16x9only #16x9_pictures #16x9pictures #16x9fordays #unsquares #16x9worldwide #total_16x9 #16x9nature #16x9_birds #total_birds #birding_lounge (Tuzla Dalyan)

[fromflickr-blog]

Hovering Tern!