HOME | DD
StringOfLights — Common Tern Landing
Published: 2013-06-18 21:16:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 328; Favourites: 12; Downloads: 0
Redirect to original
Description
I don't get to do much exploring since I've been swamped with grad school, but I did make it to the beach to see some bird colonies. Common terns, American oystercatchers, and black skimmers are all in various stages of nesting. A few piping plovers were around but we didn't see them.The common terns are beginning to lay eggs, but most are still courting. This one was landing near the colony for a rest.
Common tern (Sterna hirundo), Nickerson Beach, Long Island, New York.
