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Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Description:

Large turn with a black cap, orange bill, white body, and gray wings.

Habitat:

Found only along ocean shores.

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14 Comments

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 7 years ago

Congrats Stephanie... Lovely series...

Stephanie R.
Stephanie R. 7 years ago

Thank you Jason:-)

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 7 years ago

Congratulations Stephanie!! I love it!

Stephanie R.
Stephanie R. 7 years ago

Thank you Ashley!

AshleyT
AshleyT 7 years ago

Congrats Stephanie, beautiful photos!

Stephanie R.
Stephanie R. 7 years ago

Thank you very much Bill and triggsturner:-)

beaker98
beaker98 7 years ago

Fantastic photos of a awesome bird. Congratulations Stephanie!

triggsturner
triggsturner 7 years ago

Lovely series and we'll deserved SOTD.

Stephanie R.
Stephanie R. 7 years ago

Thank you SukanyaDatta! This was the first bird I photographed on a recent trip to Florida. I absolutely loved his "royal" look;-)

Stephanie R.
Stephanie R. 7 years ago

Thank you very much Lisa; I am very honored to have my photo chosen as SOTD!

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 7 years ago

Congratulations, Stephanie R.
The crest makes it royal-looking indeed.

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 7 years ago

Congratulations Stephanie R., your spotting of this royal tern is our featured Spot of the Day!

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Stephanie R.
Stephanie R. 7 years ago

Thank you so much for your kind words InesVeloso!

InêsVeloso
InêsVeloso 7 years ago

great pictures :D

Stephanie R.
Spotted by
Stephanie R.

Sanibel, Florida, United States

Spotted on Apr 7, 2016
Submitted on Apr 7, 2016

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