Hydroprogne caspia – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Spring Caspian Tern Photos Plus A Bonus Osprey Image

By Mia McPherson|May 4th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Caspian Terns, Ospreys, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, aerial chase, breeding plumage, Caspian Tern, chasing, dive, eye level, flight, flying, Hydroprogne caspia, Osprey, ospreys, Pandion haliaetus, park, pond, raptors, sky, spring, tern, terns, urban|

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.

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I’m On The Look Out For Caspian Terns

By Mia McPherson|April 23rd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Caspian Terns, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, beach, breeding plumage, calls, Caspian Tern, coastal, flight calls, Hydroprogne caspia, lagoon, shore, spring, tern, terns, urban, water|

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.

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Caspian Tern Banded at Malheur NWR Flying over Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|September 14th, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Caspian Terns, Utah|Tags: banded, banded Caspian Tern, Caspian Tern, colred bands, federal band, flight, flying, Hydroprogne caspia, Malheur Lake, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon, research, tern, terns|

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.

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Breeding and nonbreeding Caspian Terns

By Mia McPherson|April 6th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Caspian Terns, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park|Tags: adult, beach, breeding plumage, Caspian Tern, coastal, flight, flying, Hydroprogne caspia, lagoon, nonbreeding plumage, sky, spring, summer, tern, terns, water|

Soon Caspian Terns will be back in Utah flying over rivers, ponds, lakes and other freshwater impoundments searching for prey.

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Caspian Terns

By Mia McPherson|September 10th, 2012|Categories: Caspian Terns, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, autumn, breeding, breeding plumage, Caspian Tern, coastal, dunes, fall, flight, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Hydroprogne caspia, landing, mudflat, mudflats, nonbreeding, nonbreeding plumage, sky, spring, tern, terns|

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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