TRIUMPHANT over almost certain death these plucky chicks refused to be killed by the predators ten-times the size who attacked them over a TWO-DAY period. The epic struggle for survival these pair of two-inch tall Forster’s tern chicks endured against raiding adult Black skimmers has been captured in these action-packed images which show them bravely defending their nest from invasion. Malaysian programme manager Phoo Chan (50) spotted the uneven battle while he was visiting the water treatment ponds outside Redwood City, California. After seeing the chicks being attacked and surviving the fir
TRIUMPHANT over almost certain death these plucky chicks refused to be killed by the predators ten-times the size who attacked them over a TWO-DAY period. The epic struggle for survival these pair of two-inch tall Forster’s tern chicks endured against raiding adult Black skimmers has been captured in these action-packed images which show them bravely defending their nest from invasion. Malaysian programme manager Phoo Chan (50) spotted the uneven battle while he was visiting the water treatment ponds outside Redwood City, California. After seeing the chicks being attacked and surviving the first day he returned only to witness the siblings once again under attack from the skimmers.
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