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Unlike some gulls, tarāpuka pair up for mating well before forming colonies. They also spend less time bickering over territory, thus reducing the overall time spent on their highly exposed breeding sites. When the colony is disturbed, the adult birds take off in unison, usually landing again within a minute if the danger has passed.
Read the feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/tending-the-flock/
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic. Issue 155 January - February 2019.
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2019
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TENDING THE FLOCK
Unlike some gulls, tarāpuka pair up for mating well before forming colonies. They also spend less time bickering over territory, thus reducing the overall time spent on their highly exposed breeding sites. When the colony is disturbed, the adult birds take off in unison, usually landing again within a minute if the danger has passed.<br /> Read the feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/tending-the-flock/<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic. Issue 155 January - February 2019. <br /> Photograph Richard Robinson © 2019