A white tern chick peeks out from under its parent on Midway Atoll. This particular adult chose to lay its egg on top of a post, and my boyfriend and I checked the egg daily to see when it would hatc

Home Natural World A white tern chick peeks out from under its parent on Midway Atoll. This particular adult chose to lay its egg on top of a post, and my boyfriend and I checked the egg daily to see when it would hatc

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A white tern chick peeks out from under its parent on Midway Atoll. This particular adult chose to lay its egg on top of a post, and my boyfriend and I checked the egg daily to see when it would hatc

A white tern chick peeks out from under its parent on Midway Atoll. This particular adult chose to lay its egg on top of a post, and my boyfriend and I checked the egg daily to see when it would hatch.

Photo Detail

Date Taken:	08.2011
Date Uploaded:	11.2011
Photo Location:
Camera:	COOLPIX S560
Copyright:	© Anne Warner