This is the adorable moment two cute baby birds nestle under their mother’s wings. Photographer Melissa Groo, who captured the images in New Jersey, said the Least Terns were sheltering from the cold in the warmth. Read on to find out more!

Melissa said: “For a moment I thought I was looking at a grumpy fish face. “But then I realised I was looking at the back of Least Tern, and that there were two tiny chicks nestled under their mama’s wings, looking in my direction.

“I had never seen that before, and I marvelled at the perfect safety, warmth, and sweetness of these newly-hatched chicks’ refuge.

“If you zoom you can see that they still have their little white ‘egg teeth’, the sharp protuberance on the tip of their beaks that helps them chip out of the egg. Many species of birds and reptiles have these as well. “Egg teeth fall off after a couple of days after the young hatch.”