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Least Tern
[Sternula antillarum]

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This immature Least Tern was photographed on Nantucket Island, Rhode Island. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: August 1983)

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Least Tern
[Sternula antillarum]

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Least Tern chick and egg were photographed at a traditional nesting site in Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Celestron 1250mm f10.0 mirror lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1984)

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Least Tern
[Sternula antillarum]

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

Least Terns breed along the eastern and southwestern coasts of the US, and along the major rivers in the central US. Their habit of nesting on open beaches along the coasts has decreased their numbers due to habitat loss and disturbance. This pair was photographed during a courtship display at a traditional nesting site at Longport, New Jersey. Photo taken with a 750 f5.6 Celestron mirror lens on Ektachrome 200 film pushed to 400. (Date: June 1988)

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Least Tern
[Sternula antillarum]

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Least Tern was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 24, 2006)

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Least Tern
[Sternula antillarum]

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This pair of Least Terns was photographed at French Town Road, Port Bolivar, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 30, 2008)

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Least Tern
[Sternula antillarum]

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Least Tern in Flight was photographed at the beach, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: June 13, 2012)

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Royal Tern
[Thalasseus maximus]

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Royal Tern was photographed at On beach near Bolivar Flats Reserve, Bolivar Peninsula, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 19, 2005)

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Royal Tern
[Thalasseus maximus]

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Royal Tern in full breeding plumage (note the full black cap, which is only full for a very brief period during the early summer) was photographed at Boca Chica, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2000)

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