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Spot the one-day-old fairy tern chick in this picture. If chicks are threatened by aerial predators, parents will simply take off and leave the nest, trusting that the chick’s disguise will keep it safe. The birds are most vulnerable to land-based threats during the summer months between egg-laying and fledging.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 162 March - April 2020.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/fallen-from-grace/
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FALLEN FROM GRACE
Spot the one-day-old fairy tern chick in this picture. If chicks are threatened by aerial predators, parents will simply take off and leave the nest, trusting that the chick’s disguise will keep it safe. The birds are most vulnerable to land-based threats during the summer months between egg-laying and fledging.<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 162 March - April 2020.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/fallen-from-grace/