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Sternula antillarum
The smallest of American Terns, the Least Tern is found nesting on sandy beaches along the southern coasts of the United States and up the major river systems far into the interior of the continent.
Seacoasts, beaches, bays, estuaries, lagoons, lakes and rivers, breeding on sandy or gravelly beaches and banks of rivers or lakes, rarely on flat rooftops of buildings.
•The Least Tern prefers sandy beaches for nesting, but it will use a flat gravel roof of a building. On sunny days the hot tar showing through the gravel can burn the feet of chicks or become stuck in their down
Spotted on Jul 18, 2013
Submitted on Aug 19, 2013
2 Comments
I was surprise too...they are fabulous to capture
I think you should put the third pic as first: you caught the bird in an excellent acrobatics moment!