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Mom Bird Teaches Young How To Fish: Photo Of The Day

Photographer Dan Sarka loves the wildlife at Quarry Lakes.

FREMONT, CA — What at first glance may appear to be two birds fighting is actually a mother Forster's Tern teaching her young how to fish.

Dan Sarka took this photo from Quarry Lakes in Fremont, admiring the wonder of the animal kingdom.

A Forster's Tern parent teaching their juvenile how to catch a fish on July 28, 2025 at Quarry Lakes. (Dan Sarka)

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