This Royal Tern foraging over Thomas Pond fooled me at first to believing it was an Elegant Tern. Study of the pictures revealed it's true identity. My second day at Aransas NWR on Monday, was only a half day, mostly spent at Heron Flats. The cranes that eluded me on Sunday gave themselves to me on this morning, as did some other nice birds.
This Royal Tern foraging over Thomas Pond fooled me at first to believing it was an Elegant Tern. Study of the pictures revealed it's true identity. My second day at Aransas NWR on Monday, was only a half day, mostly spent at Heron Flats. The cranes that eluded me on Sunday gave themselves to me on this morning, as did some other nice birds.
This Royal Tern foraging over Thomas Pond fooled me at first to believing it was an Elegant Tern. Study of the pictures revealed it's true identity. My second day at Aransas NWR on Monday, was only a half day, mostly spent at Heron Flats. The cranes that eluded me on Sunday gave themselves to me on this morning, as did some other nice birds.
This Royal Tern foraging over Thomas Pond fooled me at first to believing it was an Elegant Tern. Study of the pictures revealed it's true identity. My second day at Aransas NWR on Monday, was only a half day, mostly spent at Heron Flats. The cranes that eluded me on Sunday gave themselves to me on this morning, as did some other nice birds.
This Royal Tern foraging over Thomas Pond fooled me at first to believing it was an Elegant Tern. Study of the pictures revealed it's true identity. My second day at Aransas NWR on Monday, was only a half day, mostly spent at Heron Flats. The cranes that eluded me on Sunday gave themselves to me on this morning, as did some other nice birds.
This Royal Tern foraging over Thomas Pond fooled me at first to believing it was an Elegant Tern. Study of the pictures revealed it's true identity. My second day at Aransas NWR on Monday, was only a half day, mostly spent at Heron Flats. The cranes that eluded me on Sunday gave themselves to me on this morning, as did some other nice birds.
This Royal Tern foraging over Thomas Pond fooled me at first to believing it was an Elegant Tern. Study of the pictures revealed it's true identity. My second day at Aransas NWR on Monday, was only a half day, mostly spent at Heron Flats. The cranes that eluded me on Sunday gave themselves to me on this morning, as did some other nice birds.
This Royal Tern foraging over Thomas Pond fooled me at first to believing it was an Elegant Tern. Study of the pictures revealed it's true identity. My second day at Aransas NWR on Monday, was only a half day, mostly spent at Heron Flats. The cranes that eluded me on Sunday gave themselves to me on this morning, as did some other nice birds.

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Royal Tern

(Thalasseus maximus)

Description:

This Royal Tern foraging over Thomas Pond fooled me at first to believing it was an Elegant Tern. Study of the pictures revealed its true identity. My second day at Aransas NWR on Monday, was only a half day, mostly spent at Heron Flats.

Date Taken: 2020:03:16 9:59

Location:

Aransas NWR
Austwell, Texas
United States
52.49 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/1000

File Name: RoyalTern_D502065-Aransas-NWR

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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