A chick about to emerge from a 'pipped' egg at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California.
A chick about to emerge from a 'pipped' egg at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California.
A chick about to emerge from a 'pipped' egg at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California.
A chick about to emerge from a 'pipped' egg at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California.
A chick about to emerge from a 'pipped' egg at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California.
A chick about to emerge from a 'pipped' egg at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California.
A chick about to emerge from a 'pipped' egg at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California.
A chick about to emerge from a 'pipped' egg at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern

(Hydroprogne caspia)

Description:

A chick about to emerge from a ‘pipped’ egg at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California.

Date Taken: 2009:05:27 10:03

Location:

Saltworks
Imperial Beach, California
United States
6.00 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D2X, 420 mm, f/5.6, 1/500

File Name: JCD9747.CaspianTern.Egg_

© 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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