Sterna Elegans Photos

Elegant terns on a 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: 07509  

Elegant terns on a 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: 07510  

Elegant tern on a 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: 07511  

Elegant tern on a 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: 07512  

Elegant tern on a 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: 07513  

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