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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Food Fight

Greater Crested Terns are one of the migratory birds to Sri Lanka and they nest during mid-year on remote islands (Sandbanks) off the Palk Strait. Despite extreme difficult and tiring sea passage and terribly hot and humid condition with zero shelter, I went on numerous occasions to capture their life and habitat. Feeding of own offspring is a task and delight to watch.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Mannar, Sri Lanka
Camera: ILCE-9
Copyright: © Lalith Ekanayake