ML621262538
Contributor
C. Jackson Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Tijuana River mouth & beach
San Diego, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
A juv. It came onto the scene trying to take a fledgeling Gull-billed turn from the ground. It was immediately mobbed by the adult terns while the fledgelings scattered screaming. Then the Least Tern adults started in on it and did not let up. It went down to the edge of the surf, and even into it when a wave ran higher up the beach, and tried to drink the salt water. It went up and down the beach mostly at the edge of the surf as the Least Terns repeatedly swooped down on it.
Technical information
- Dimensions
- 729 pixels x 562 pixels
- Original file size
- 23.34 KB