This small tern is laying its egg on bare thin branch in a small depression without a nest. Tern is also quick to relay should it lose the egg. The newly hatched chicks have well developed feet with which to hang on to their precarious nesting site.

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front view seabird atoll nobody one animal egg tree Adult wild wild animal agility Conservation Area hawaii National Park balance bird papahanaumokuakea United States mature wildlife national wldlife refuge horizontal island Marine National Monument color image full length animal stretch ©Jeanine Lovett nature standing nest Midway parent Family no people Outdoor