A Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) takes off from a post in a lagoon near its nest site.

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A Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) takes off from a post in a lagoon near its nest site. Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. Rye, Sussex, England, UK. 23 May 2009

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Size: 5135px × 3378px
Location: Rye, Sussex, England, UK.
Photo credit: © MichaelGrantBirds / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: aves, avian, avine, barndigital, beak, bill, bird, common, feather, flight, fly, hirundo, red, sea, sterna, sternidae, tern, water, wing