Sandwich terns (Sterna sandvicensis) and swift terns (Sterna bergii) taking off from a beach. Sandwich terns are seabirds that breed in dense colonies

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Sandwich terns (Sterna sandvicensis) and swift terns (Sterna bergii) taking off from a beach. Sandwich terns are seabirds that breed in dense colonies on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of Europe, and spend the winter at sea to the west of Africa and Asia. Swift terns also breed in dense colonies on coasts and islands. Photographed at De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa.

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