ELEGANT TERN
(Thalasseus elegans - formerly Sterna elegans)

 
 
West coast specialty. Note the long, slim, orange, down-curved bill.
 
     
       
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Elegant Tern
Woodley Island, Eureka, CA
September 12, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		  Elegant Tern
Woodley Island, Eureka, CA
September 12, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		 
     
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Elegant Tern
Woodley Island, Eureka, CA
September 12, 2008 ©John Schwarz