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Jonathan Cheah Weng Kwong | profile | all galleries >> Avian Galleries >> Ciconiiformes >> Sternini (Terns) >> Sterna albifrous - Little Terns >> LT Nesting 2006 >> LT Private Life tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

LT Private Life

Tern bathing. What's interesting is that there is actually some sibling rivalry in some clutches that I have observed. This involves bullying the smaller chick, younger one I suppose by pecking at the feathers to make it move from a prime spot or also calling out frantically when food is served to deny the smaller chick of a meal. The necitating membrane has been fully developed by the time of fledging, we see the membrane in early form during the first day of hatching.
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