parade – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Royal Terns Courting in Florida

By Mia McPherson|April 25th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Royal Terns|Tags: adult, beach, breeding grounds, call, circling, courting, courtship behavior, crest, female, fish, gift, male, parade, prey, Royal Tern, sand, tern, terns, Thalasseus maximus|

The "Circling" courtship behavior of Royal Terns was one that I found interesting because as the male circled the female she moved too and kept her sides facing him.