bonding ritual - male Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight feeding fish to female mate sitting on rusty seashore bollard - Orkney, Scotland,UK

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Size: 3000px × 2250px
Location: Orkney, Scotland,UK
Photo credit: © Steve Holroyd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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