As it hovers over the surface of the ocean, it skims the water to drink water and catch fish. Nesting colonies are busy between February and September. Since the Sooty Tern often feeds at night, little is known about their lives away from land. It is possible that when chicks take off for the first time, they will not set foot on land again until they are ready to breed, more than three years later. All rights reserved.
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