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Expressive royal tern on the beach This guy was quite vociferous. St. Petersburg, FL at the Gulf of Mexico Royal Tern,Thalasseus maximus,birds,royal tern,shore birds,tern,wading birds,water birds Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Expressive royal tern on the beach

This guy was quite vociferous. St. Petersburg, FL at the Gulf of Mexico

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The Royal tern

The royal tern is a seabird in the gull family Laridae. This bird has two distinctive subspecies: "T. m. maximus" which lives on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the North and South America, and the slightly smaller "T. m. albididorsalis" lives on the coast of West Africa.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
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Uploaded Jan 1, 2015. Captured Sep 27, 2014 08:47.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1579s
  • ISO320
  • 400mm