Common Tern feeding swimming juvenile at sea

Common Tern feeding swimming juvenile at sea

Common Tern Sterna hirundo chicks are typically fed by their parents at the nest; post-fledging, juveniles are fed by their parents when perched on beaches, boats, buoys, etc. On 28th August 2022, I saw a juvenile Common Tern that had been part of a small group of flying, feeding terns land and sit on the sea about 40 m off South Gare, Redcar, Yorkshire. After a few minutes, an adult Common Tern carried a fish to the youngster, which was calling and begging for the food from the sea surface.

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