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A swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) tends its egg at its nest on sea cliffs on Isla Plaza Sur. As its large eyes suggest it is the world’s only nocturnal gull that feeds on squid that rise to the surface at night. Isla Plaza Sur, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador

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Image Size: 2076x1599 / 2.7MB; Creagrus furcatus Ecuador Galapagos Galápagos Isla Plaza Sur Santa Cruz barndigital bird cliffs egg eye eyes gull incubating island islands nest nesting site nocturnal sea bird sea cliff sea cliffs swallow tailed gull swallow-tailed gull tending wildlife
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A swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) tends its egg at its nest on sea cliffs on Isla Plaza Sur. As its large eyes suggest it is the world’s only nocturnal gull that feeds on squid that rise to the surface at night. Isla Plaza Sur, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador