Even bigger than their cousin Black Skimmers, Caspian Terns also patrol the marsh. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Even bigger than their cousin Black Skimmers, Caspian Terns also patrol the marsh. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Even bigger than their cousin Black Skimmers, Caspian Terns also patrol the marsh. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Even bigger than their cousin Black Skimmers, Caspian Terns also patrol the marsh. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Even bigger than their cousin Black Skimmers, Caspian Terns also patrol the marsh. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Even bigger than their cousin Black Skimmers, Caspian Terns also patrol the marsh. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Even bigger than their cousin Black Skimmers, Caspian Terns also patrol the marsh. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Even bigger than their cousin Black Skimmers, Caspian Terns also patrol the marsh. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern

(Hydroprogne caspia)

Description:

Even bigger than their cousin Black Skimmers, Caspian Terns also patrol the marsh. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.

Date Taken: 2021:04:27 16:08

Location:

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
19.69 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

File Name: CaspianTern_D5X2859_SPI-NatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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