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Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

Description:

A medium-sized tern, white with black cap. and a long and deeply forked tail. Wings very white in most plumages and the legs are orange and relatively long. They eat small fish and arthropods. They plunge into water from flight and may hover briefly before plunging.

Habitat:

On a sandbar in Lake Lewisville.

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gatorfellows
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gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 23, 2013
Submitted on Sep 28, 2013

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