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The love language for the white tern, or manu-o-Kū in Hawaiian, is social grooming.
These small, brilliantly white seabirds are known to have long-term relationships, returning to the same nest site each mating season to lay a single egg. The mutual preening helps pairs establish their strong bond.
This tender moment was seen recently on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, at the northwest end of the Hawaiian archipelago, where it is peak breeding season for manu-o-Kū.
