Arctic Tern Sterna paradisea males flies away after mating, female stands on the rock incrusted with lichen Xanthoria parietina

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Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisea) males flies away after mating female stands on the rock incrusted with lichen Xanthoria parietina Farne Islands Northumberland England June

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Size: 5120px × 3401px
Location: Farne Islands Northumberland Coast England UK Europe
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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