Thalasseus maximus
Royal Terns are large terns with long yellow to orange bills, black legs, very light gray backs, white underparts, short forked tails and in breeding plumage they have jet black crests.
Title: Royal Tern with prey being chased by immature Laughing and Herring Gulls
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/24/2009
Title: Herring and Laughing Gulls and a Royal Tern
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/24/2009
Title: Breeding Plumage Royal Tern bathing
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Title: Royal Tern with wings up…
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Title: Bathing Royal Tern
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Title: Royal Tern splashing and bathing
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Title: Royal Tern in breeding plumage
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/5/2009
Title: Royal Tern strutting during courtship behavior
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/5/2009
Title: Preening Royal Tern in breeding plumage
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/5/2009
Title: Royal Terns courting
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/20/2009
Title: Royal Tern glowing in the rising sun
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/13/2009
Title: Foggy morning Royal Tern
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/11/2009
Title: Royal Tern bathing in the waves
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/3/2009
Title: Royal Tern in flight over a flock of birds
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/3/2009
Title: Royal Tern juvenile begging for food
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Juvenile Royal Tern “Feed Me” dance
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Adult Royal Tern shaking its feathers
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Royal Tern preening by the Gulf
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Preening adult Royal Tern
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Shaking Royal Tern adult
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Regal Royal Tern Adult nonbreeding plumage
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Royal Tern preening wing feathers
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Royal Tern Preening on the Gulf shoreline
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Adult Royal Tern in nonbreeding plumage
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Nonbreeding Royal Tern in flight
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/4/2008
Title: Juvenile Royal Tern at daybreak
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/28/2008
Title: Royal Tern landing on a beach
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Scratching juvenile Royal Tern
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008