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So you've made it through the aerial attack, landed without being swarmed by adolescents. Now, if only you could find your chick. This is where I last saw it...⁠ ⁠ ...Penguin Island, not as quiet as it seems!⁠ ⁠ #wombateyeview #tern #seabird #bird #fish #takeaway #birdwithfish #feedingbaby #catchoftheday #crestedtern #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #penguinisland @westernaustralia @waparkswildlife #fromwhereyoudratherbe #tourismwa #seeaustralia #abcmyphoto #mynikonlife #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #animalphoto #exploreaustralia #aussiewildlife #sciencecommunication #scicomm #photographyblogger ⁠

Gang of youths. Another problem on the beach is exactly that, EVERYONE is on the beach. There's no quiet corner to wait alone for your parent to bring home the takeaway. This may look like a peaceful seabird scene but as soon as a parent flies in with a fish any bird in the vicinity will try and help itself.⁠ The tension is worse than waiting for an offer when your friend walks in with hot chips.⁠ ⁠ ⁠#wombateyeview #tern #seabird #bird #waitingforfood #hangrybirds #angrybirds #baby #seagull #crestedtern #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #penguinisland @westernaustralia @waparkswildlife #fromwhereyoudratherbe #tourismwa #seeaustralia #abcmyphoto #mynikonlife #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #animalphoto #exploreaustralia #aussiewildlife #sciencecommunication #scicomm #photographyblogger ⁠

But the fight isn't just up in the air. Down on the beach other species like seagulls try to get a piece of the fishy action. Here a fledgling chick chases away the competition, getting a beakful of feathers for its troubles.⁠ ⁠ Read about our adventure on penguin Island in our latest blog. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠#wombateyeview #tern #seabird #bird #attack #squabble #birdattack #fightscene #animalfight #seagull #crestedtern #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #penguinisland @westernaustralia @waparkswildlife #fromwhereyoudratherbe #tourismwa #seeaustralia #abcmyphoto #mynikonlife #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #animalphoto #exploreaustralia #aussiewildlife #sciencecommunication #scicomm #photographyblogger ⁠

Those birds you can see in the background give the first hint that something is amiss. You see simply catching a fish and feeding your chick isn't as straightforward as it seems on the beaches of Penguin Island, WA. As you fly in you must prepare yourself for an aerial attack...the target: your fish.⁠ ⁠ Read about our adventure on Penguin Island in our latest blog. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #wombateyeview #tern #bird #seabird #aerialattack #attack #flyingbird #feedingbaby #catchoftheday #crestedtern #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #penguinisland @westernaustralia @waparkswildlife #fromwhereyoudratherbe #tourismwa #seeaustralia #abcmyphoto #mynikonlife #photography #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #animalphoto #exploreaustralia #aussiewildlife #sciencecommunication #scicomm #photographyblogger ⁠

Mum or Dad flies in to the rescue. Beak filled with a fish about the same size as the chick it will be fed to.⁠ ⁠ Crested terns catch fish by plunging headfirst into the ocean. The parents will feed their chick for several months after they have fledged. Plunge diving must be a tricky skill to learn.⁠ ⁠ #wombateyeview #tern #seabird #fishing #flyingbird #feedingbaby #catchoftheday #crestedtern #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #penguinisland @westernaustralia @waparkswildlife #fromwhereyoudratherbe #tourismwa #seeaustralia #abcmyphoto #mynikonlife #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #animalphoto #exploreaustralia #aussiewildlife #sciencecommunication #scicomm #photographyblogger ⁠

A common sight on Fridays afternoons, a hungry chick is calling loudly for a snack. Any snack. Just bring me something, NOW!⁠ ⁠ This crested tern chick is alone on a Penguin Island beach. Countless birds swoop overhead carrying fish in their beaks. But is one of them for this little fella?⁠ ⁠ #wombateyeview #tern #seabird #chick #somuchfluff #babybird #hungry #hangry #baby #crestedtern #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #penguinisland @westernaustralia @waparkswildlife #fromwhereyoudratherbe #tourismwa #seeaustralia #abcmyphoto #mynikonlife #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #animalphoto #exploreaustralia #aussiewildlife #sciencecommunication #scicomm #photographyblogger ⁠

Such an intense stare...the concentration...these two...they must be deciding what to have for lunch!⁠ ⁠ Say hello to the crested tern, a medium sized seabird found around most of Australia's coastline. There is a breeding population of these birds at Penguin Island, WA. These two weren't bothered by my presence and were happy to look as regal as possible while their crests blew around in the wind.⁠ ⁠ #wombateyeview #tern #seabird #crestedtern #hairgoals #thecutecouple #hairgoalsachieved #windblown #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #penguinisland @westernaustralia @waparkswildlife #king #queen # royalty #fromwhereyoudratherbe #tourismwa #seeaustralia #abcmyphoto #mynikonlife #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #animalphoto #exploreaustralia #aussiewildlife #sciencecommunication #scicomm #photographyblogger

Just tilt your head, now pout, perfect! ⁠ ⁠ Penguin Island is a five minute ferry ride from Rockingham, less than an hour south of Perth. During the day the penguins are out fishing. But there are plenty of bridled terns on the island. And when their chicks are this cute and photogenic we couldn't be disappointed!⁠ ⁠ #wombateyeview #tern #seabird #chick #somuchfluff #babybird #baby #bridledtern #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #penguinisland @westernaustralia @waparkswildlife #fromwhereyoudratherbe #tourismwa #seeaustralia #abcmyphoto #mynikonlife #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #animalphoto #exploreaustralia #aussiewildlife #sciencecommunication #scicomm #photographyblogger ⁠ ⁠

New yoga pose? Acrobat practicing? No this bridled tern just had an itchy chin. Over the next week or so we'd like to introduce you to a little place in WA called Penguin Island and show you some of the strange things it's inhabitants are getting up to.⁠ ⁠ #wombateyeview #tern #seabird #stretches #newpose #balance #yogapose #yoga #scratch #bridledtern #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #penguinisland @westernaustralia @waparkswildlife #fromwhereyoudratherbe #tourismwa #seeaustralia #abcmyphoto #mynikonlife #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #animalphoto #exploreaustralia #aussiewildlife #sciencecommunication #scicomm #photographyblogger ⁠ ⁠

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