Frigatebird vs Tern

Posted by gregc on Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:05 pm

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This young female Lesser Frigatebird (Fregate ariel) saw that the Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) had taken a fish, and came down to try to steal it. May be hard to resolve in the jpeg, but the Frigatebird has hold of the Tern's tail. I think the Tern had already swallowed the fish, and eventually got away. You can see the white 'armpits' which help to ID this from the Great Frigatebird.

ISO12,800, 500mm, f7.1, 1/4000, R5.

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Wed Dec 27, 2023 8:51 am

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Great moment captured, Greg, these Frigatebirds must be quite optimistic if they try to steal fish from Terns.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:19 am

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Another brilliant interaction capture, Greg!

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by david fletcher on Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:16 am