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Story: Gulls, terns and skuas

Fairy tern chicks

Fairy tern chicks

These two fairy tern chicks in their nest are barely visible against the sand, and it would be all too easy to step on or drive over them.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10026317
Photograph by G. R. Parrish

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Gerard Hutching. 'Gulls, terns and skuas', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/gulls-terns-and-skuas/4/4