Least Tern Chick

Sternula antillarum

Habitat:

Poplar Island, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

1 Species ID Suggestions

CostaBoyJack 10 years ago

Least Tern Chick

Sternula antillarum Least Tern, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

24 Comments

sarah in the woods 10 years ago

Cute overload!

irina.pisaroglo.sf 10 years ago

so cute :-)

Seema 10 years ago

being so cute

Jellis 10 years ago

Nice shot. Out here the nesting sites are protected. They just discovered 7 nesting site near Los Angeles, this hasn't happened since 1940.

CostaBoyJack 10 years ago

cute

FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Congrats, great photo but you should also add the scientific name and a reference which I have suggested.

Evergreen 10 years ago

Adorable!

Maria dB 10 years ago

Very cute

Fyn Kynd 10 years ago

Awesome spotting! Congratulations LeopoldoMiranda!

Josh Asel 10 years ago

nice spot congrats :)

AshleyT 10 years ago

Oh my gosh, so cute!! Congrats on SOTD :)

Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Great shot congratulations !

Carol Snow Milne 10 years ago

Very cute and congratulations!

Neil Ross 10 years ago

It's heartbreaking to see a species in decline. I do love your photo though, and congrats on your SOTD. Much deserved :-)

KrantiAzad 10 years ago

so cute ! congrats !!

Sachin Zaveri 10 years ago

Congratulations Leopoldo Miranda..

Wild Things 10 years ago

Lovely! Congratulations!

Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Congratulations on this adorable SotD !

Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Congratulations Leopoldo Miranda..

YukoChartraw 10 years ago

Congratulations on the SOTD! The cutest little fur ball!

KarenL 10 years ago

Congratulations Leopoldo! This adorable tern chick has been chosen as spotting of the day!

Once a common species, populations of least terns are declining, and this small tern is now listed as endangered.

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