Seagull egg near Paranal

The Gray Gull (Larus modestus) nests in the Atacama Desert up to 100 km away from the coast. It lays one egg, and travels every day between nest and coast to feed.

Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer

About the Image

Id:eso_seagull_egg-4256
Type:Photographic
Release date:3 December 2009, 23:19
Size:4368 x 2912 px

About the Object

Name:Atacama Desert
Type:Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface
Category:Paranal

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