Royal terns

Photo By/Credit

Ryan Hagerty/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
02/01/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A quintessentially saltwater species, the royal tern feeds inshore along barrier beach ocean fronts and back bays, occasionally ranging farther offshore when foraging, especially when feeding chicks.
Ecosystem
Coastal
Subject tags
Coasts
Shorebirds
Wildlife refuges