Bleached tree trunks standing in shallow turquoise water in the lagoon near Tuheiava Pass at Tikehau Atoll in French Polynesia under a deep blue sky.

Bleached trunks standing in the lagoon beside Tuheiava Pass, the only entrance to Tikehau’s lagoon.

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#FrenchPolynesia #Tikehau

A large leaf has caught freshly fallen Tree Heliotrope flowers, Tikehau Atoll, French Polynesia

A large leaf has caught freshly fallen Tree Heliotrope flowers, #Tikehau Atoll, French Polynesia

Ce #Fonds_Investissements #Tikehau Avait "Accueilli"
#François_Fillon A son #Conseil_Administration
(Pour Ses "Accointances" Avec #Oligargues de Poutine),
Après son #Crash Lors #Pénélope_Gate
(Copiant #Sarko Chez #ACCOR & Autres ou il Siège)
Quand Il n'est pas à #LaSANTE...#Corruption Tjrs + HAUT..

Atoll de Tikehau aux îles Tuamotu

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Photo Teva Sylvain
Ed. Pacific Promotion Tahiti

#postcards #ArchipeldesTuamotu #Tuamotu #Toamotu #atoll #AtolldeTikehau #Tikehau #Tikihau #eauxturquoises #ÎlesPalliser #ÎlesTuamotu #plagetropicale #Polynésiefrançaise

#Tikehau The most #fish rich atoll in the world - Jacque Cousteau. We were eye to eye with 12’ #hammerhead.

The egg of the white tern is small, elongated, and white in color, typically about the size of a marble. It is laid directly on bare branches, ledges, or sometimes on the ground, with no nest structure to protect it. This makes it particularly vulnerable to predators and harsh weather conditions. The white tern's nesting strategy is unique in that it doesn't build a traditional nest; instead, the parent birds use their feet to cradle the egg and keep it safe. The eggs hatch after about a month, and both parents share the responsibility of guarding the egg and later feeding the chick. The white tern's method of parenting is fascinating because the chick will often be left alone on the branch for short periods while the parents forage for food.

A White Tern egg, sitting on a bare branch on an uninhabited motu in #Tikehau, in the Tuamotu atoll. This egg is uniquely adapted to the bird's wild and crazy nesting strategy. White Terns have evolved to lay their eggs directly on open branches or rocky ledges. #evolution