Hovering terns

[Ally]

I was showing some pictures to my students. And remembered the puzzle I had for these terns. The parent tern would be hovering over their baby for a long time. Not feeding, just hanging(literally) there talking to them. Why?

[Dinusaur]

May be this way they can keep an eye of any approaching predator and attack them before they come close. Those are adorable baby tern photos.

[Charline]

So adorable! Never saw tern babies before. Thanks for sharing.