Caspian Terns

Caspian Terns are large terns with white bodies, black caps, gray upperparts, black legs and large, thick red bills with a black tip.

Spring Caspian Tern Photos Plus A Bonus Osprey Image

By |2023-05-04T04:42:52-06:00May 4th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Caspian Terns, Ospreys, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At the end of last month, I had the pleasure of taking Caspian Tern photos as these terns were flying and fishing at my local pond.

I’m On The Look Out For Caspian Terns

By |2023-05-04T16:22:18-06:00April 23rd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Caspian Terns, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The day I came home from camping in the West Desert the first bird calls I heard were from several Caspian Terns in flight overhead that were squabbling and diving at each other.

Caspian Tern Banded at Malheur NWR Flying over Bear River MBR

By |2023-05-04T14:37:29-06:00September 14th, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Caspian Terns, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Although I didn't see it at the time I photographed this bird in flight the Caspian Tern did fly in close enough for me to capture images that showed it had bands on its legs.

Caspian Terns

By |2023-05-04T15:33:47-06:00September 10th, 2012|Categories: Caspian Terns, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) are North America's largest tern with a wingspan of 50 inches and weighing in at 1.4 pounds.

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