John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) gathering at their breeding grounds, taking flight, Southern California, USA, May.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) gathering at their breeding grounds, Southern California, USA, May.
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John Chan / Pair of Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) attempting to mate on a beach, Southern California, USA, May.
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John Chan / Mixed flock of Royal terns (Thalasseus maximus) and Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) gathered on a beach during breeding season, Southern California, USA, May.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) taking flight, Southern California, USA, March.
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John Chan / Western gulls (Larus occidentalis) attacking an Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) with a broken wing, attempts to take flight, Southern California, USA, April.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) preening in a tidal basin, with Western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) foraging nearby, Southern California, USA, April.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) courting, Southern California, USA, March.
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John Chan / Juvenile Western gulls (Larus occidentalis) attacking an Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) with a broken wing, Southern California, USA, April.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) preening, Southern California, USA, April.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) jostling to establish dominance during mating season, Southern California, USA, April.
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John Chan / Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) displaying, establishing territory, Southern California, USA, April.
