Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus), Courtship ritual, Magdalena Bay (Madelaine Bay), Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico

natural area sand beach adult couple posing courtship behaviour profile shot overview sterna one on one least concern (iucn) lc february royal tern (thalasseus maximus) north pacific ocean baja california sur state nobody naturalness area sand shore strand stage of development individual pair enumeration reproductive behaviour behavior shot laridae charadriiformes aves vertebrata low risk (iucn) lr iucn red list of threatened species species month of year tern (sterne) sea bird bird wild animal pacific ocean world sea and ocean baja california peninsula mexico (country) north america america continent nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems sandy beach sandy beaches sand beaches adults posed pose settlings settling parading parade parades seducing courtship behaviours seduce attractive seduction profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length face to face least concern species royal terns (sterna maxima) with nobody sterna maxima thalasseus maximus