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Least Tern

Sterna antillarum

Description:

Small tern. During breeding, black cap ending at white forehead. Short white eyestripe. Bill yellow with black tip. Back light gray. Underside white. Black leading edge to wing. In nonbreeding plumage has black eyestripe extending to back of head, white top of head, and black bill.

Habitat:

Seacoasts, beaches, bays, estuaries, lagoons, lakes and rivers, breeding on sandy or gravelly beaches and banks of rivers or lakes.

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8 Comments

East End aka Lorelei
East End aka Lorelei 11 years ago

Many thanks HemantKumar! They are so much fun to watch :)

HemantKumar
HemantKumar 11 years ago

superb well done,

East End aka Lorelei
East End aka Lorelei 11 years ago

Aww, thank you Noah Citizen!

Noah Citizen
Noah Citizen 11 years ago

speachless...

East End aka Lorelei
East End aka Lorelei 11 years ago

Many thanks Maria, Ava and Karen!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Wonderful series Lorelei!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Lovely series!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

wonderful series!

Hampton Bays, New York, USA

Spotted on May 28, 2012
Submitted on May 28, 2012

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