[Length 20 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Royal Tern in flight was photographed at Stone Harbor, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1988)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Royal Tern was photographed at Corpus Christi, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1989)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

Royal Terns occur in southern North America and along the west coast of Africa. In North America they breed along the mid-Atlantic, southeastern, and Gulf coasts of the US. They are residents in the southern portion of their range. This flock was photographed resting on the beach along the causeway to Sanibel Island, Florida. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1979)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Royal Tern was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 20, 2006)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Royal Tern was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 23, 2007)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Royal Tern was photographed at Bolivar Flats, 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: May 6, 2008)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Royal Tern was photographed at the Boca Chica beach, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 4, 2009)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 41 in.]

This Royal Tern pair performing courtship display was photographed at the Boca Chica beach, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 4, 2009)