Tern photos

Elegant terns a on piece of elkhorn kelp. Drifting patches or pieces of kelp provide valuable rest places for birds, especially those that are unable to land and take off from the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego.
Species: Elegant tern, Pelagophycus porra, Sterna elegans
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 07626  

Royal terns, Great Isaac Island, Bahamas.
Species: Royal tern, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus
Location: Great Isaac Island, Bahamas
Image ID: 10819  

Royal terns.
Species: Royal tern, Sterna maxima
Location: Great Isaac Island, Bahamas
Image ID: 10820  

Royal terns.
Species: Royal tern, Sterna maxima
Location: Great Isaac Island, Bahamas
Image ID: 10821  

Royal terns.
Species: Royal tern, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus
Location: Great Isaac Island, Bahamas
Image ID: 10822  

Royal terns.
Species: Royal tern, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus
Location: Great Isaac Island, Bahamas
Image ID: 10823  

Royal terns.
Species: Royal tern, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus
Location: Great Isaac Island, Bahamas
Image ID: 10824  

Royal terns.
Species: Royal tern, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus
Location: Great Isaac Island, Bahamas
Image ID: 10825  

Forsters terns rest on a drift kelp paddy. Drifting patches or pieces of kelp provide valuable rest places for birds, especially those that are unable to land and take off from the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego.
Species: Forster's tern, Macrocystis pyrifera, Sterna forsteri
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 07515