#terns

Common Gull (Larus canus) and Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) #Tern #Gull #Laridae #BirdsOfMastodon #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Birds #Bird #Terns #Gulls #BirdPhotography #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photo #Photography

The #CommonTerns have hatched! 😎 #nature #wildlife #birds #seabirds #terns #WWT #WWTCastleEspie @wwtworldwide@mastodonapp.uk

I've wanted to see black terns since I first learned of their existence, and yesterday I finally did! They're not rare where I live, but neither are they common, and I just hadn't managed to go on any small adventures to look for them at the places they often turn up at (yes that was a pun). They're smaller than the terns I've seen before (common and caspian), but share the same fluttery flight, the same sudden dives. Terns are magical birds, I just love watching them. #birding #terns