Search results for Sterna

Royal terns.
Species: Royal tern, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus
Location: Great Isaac Island, Bahamas
Image ID: 10824  

Royal terns.
Species: Royal tern, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus
Location: Great Isaac Island, Bahamas
Image ID: 10825  

Forsters terns rest on a drift kelp paddy. Drifting patches or pieces of kelp provide valuable rest places for birds, especially those that are unable to land and take off from the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego.
Species: Forster's Tern, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Sterna forsteri
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 07515