Royal Tern Is Holding its Ground
Royal Tern Is Holding its Ground, Mr. Pelican is coming in with the intention of taking the pole the Royal Tern is on. But Tern is not budging and appears to be yelling at the big boy coming in for a landing to get his own pole. But, , ,
Mr. Pelican takes what ever pole he wants, as you can tell in the photo the lighter colored pole is where the Tern was standing and now the Pelican has it. He did take the pole and Tern had to move up to the next one. there is a stern look from the Tern towards the Pelican.
Then they both relax and quit staring at each other and just enjoy the sunshine together.
Royal Tern Is Holding its Ground
10 Replies to “Royal Tern Is Holding its Ground”
beautiful images
Great story! In the end, the larger bird almost always gets its way – as is life I guess – ‘cept for them Red-Winged Blackbirds, they do not back down from anything ha! Enjoyed the behavior capture.
That Tern was showing some spunk there!! (Especially in light of its size compared to the Pelican.) But didn’t they both look a little sheepish in the last picture? I thought so.
An intriguing exchange between two trying to share. Lovely pictures.
And the bigger one wins…..
Beautiful captures!
Great Capture!
Nice pictures!
Kind regards,
That is so cute!
Size indeed, did matter and the larger it is, the more intimidating; well, not all times taking cue on current events. I enjoyed your story and photos, Sandra! All the best wherever you are filming now. Looking forward to your shots. Blessings to you and your family!
The Pelican should learn it’s always polite to “Take your Tern…..”