Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis

f4 @ 1/6400s, ISO:640, Nikon D3S w 500mm

"Sandwich tern," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Sandwich tern is a tern in the family Laridae. Ths is a medium-large tern, 37–43 cm (15–17 in) long with an 85–97 cm (33–38 in) wingspan, which is unlikely to be confused within most of its range, although the South American race could be confused with the elegant tern. The Sandwich tern's thin sharp bill is black with a yellow tip, except in the yellow or orange billed South American race. Its short legs are black. Its upperwings are pale grey and its underparts white, and this tern looks very pale in flight, although the primary flight feathers darken during the summer.

Sanibel Island, Florida

04/18/2017