Bridled Tern
Widespread in tropical oceans
...breeds on the ground of rocky
isands.
isands.
Onychoprion anaethetus
(L 14.2-18.1" WS 30.3-31.9)
Michaelmas Cay
Great Barrier Reef
20Oct2015
I am a conscientious man, when I
throw rocks at seabirds, I leave no
tern unstoned.
throw rocks at seabirds, I leave no
tern unstoned.
(Ogden Nash)
Onychoprion is Greek for saw-
claw; anaethetus is Greek for
senseless, stupid - because
nesting birds allowed seafarers
close enough to kill them.
claw; anaethetus is Greek for
senseless, stupid - because
nesting birds allowed seafarers
close enough to kill them.
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