A couple of Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) feeding each other
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It is a fascinating mating ritual of the Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea): the male bird catches fish and gives it to his partner.
Baltic Sea, Vaesternorrland, Sweden, Europe
Ulrich Kunst and Bettina Scheidulin
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