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Article: Bird pirates strike again!
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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LOCATION: Masked Booby Roosting Site
Pitcairn Islands, South Pacific
A great frigate bird hovers high above the beach. Its razor-thin, sharp-angled wings cut a black zig-zag against the blue sky, Far below, a masked booby zooms just above the surface of the water. Like an acrobat, the frigate bird dive-bombs from above. It yanks the booby's tail leathers. The terrorized bird vomits its last meal and darts away. The frigate bird swoops to catch and swallow the abandoned fish. Another successful attack for the man-o-war bird!
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LOCATION: Roseate and Common Tern
Breeding ...