Family: Laridae
Forster’s Tern mated pair on nest
Mia McPhersonTitle: Forster’s Tern mated pair on nest
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/30/2010
Forster’s Tern in breeding plumage on nest
Mia McPhersonTitle: Forster’s Tern in breeding plumage on nest
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/30/2010
Caspian Tern in breeding plumage
Mia McPhersonTitle: Caspian Tern in breeding plumage
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 5/6/2009
Pair of Caspian Terns in a lagoon
Mia McPhersonTitle: Pair of Caspian Terns in a lagoon
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 5/6/2009
Caspian Tern on the shore
Mia McPhersonTitle: Caspian Tern on the shore
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 5/6/2009
Pair of Caspian Terns in breeding plumage
Mia McPhersonTitle: Pair of Caspian Terns in breeding plumage
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 5/6/2009
Caspian Tern on a mudflat
Mia McPhersonTitle: Caspian Tern on a mudflat
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 5/6/2009
Black Skimmer adult in flight
Mia McPhersonTitle: Black Skimmer adult in flight
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Black Skimmers flying over the Gulf of Mexico
Mia McPhersonTitle: Black Skimmers flying over the Gulf of Mexico
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Black Skimmer territorial display
Mia McPhersonTitle: Black Skimmer territorial display
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Black Skimmer in flight close up
Mia McPhersonTitle: Black Skimmer in flight close up
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Adult Black Skimmer in flight over the Gulf
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Black Skimmer in flight over the Gulf
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Black Skimmer adults in flight
Mia McPhersonTitle: Black Skimmer adults in flight
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Black Skimmer aerial chase
Mia McPhersonTitle: Black Skimmer aerial chase
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Royal Tern with prey being chased by immature Laughing and Herring Gulls
Mia McPhersonTitle: 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
Herring and Laughing Gulls and a Royal Tern
Mia McPhersonTitle: Herring and Laughing Gulls and a Royal Tern
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/24/2009
Flock of Black Skimmers in flight
Mia McPhersonTitle: Flock of Black Skimmers in flight
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/24/2009
Landing Black Skimmer
Mia McPhersonTitle: Landing Black Skimmer
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/24/2009
Adult Black Skimmer flying over the Gulf of Mexico
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Black Skimmer flying over the Gulf of Mexico
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/24/2009
Breeding Plumage Royal Tern bathing
Mia McPhersonTitle: Breeding Plumage Royal Tern bathing
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Royal Tern with wings up…
Mia McPhersonTitle: Royal Tern with wings up…
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Bathing Royal Tern
Mia McPhersonTitle: Bathing Royal Tern
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Mating Sandwich Terns
Mia McPhersonTitle: Mating Sandwich Terns
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Black Skimmer in nonbreeding plumage
Mia McPhersonTitle: Black Skimmer in nonbreeding plumage
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Mating Sandwich Terns Pano
Mia McPhersonTitle: Mating Sandwich Terns Pano
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Sandwich Terns mating on the north beach
Mia McPhersonTitle: Sandwich Terns mating on the north beach
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Sandwich Terns – Love is in the air
Mia McPhersonTitle: Sandwich Terns – Love is in the air
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Royal Tern splashing and bathing
Mia McPhersonTitle: Royal Tern splashing and bathing
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009