Photography of Birds – Set # 244 | H.J. Ruiz - Avian101

Photography of Birds – Set # 244

Set # 244

Royal Tern

Royal Tern

Royal Tern

In the Americas, the Royal Terns on the east coast, during the breeding season (April to July), occur in the US north to Virginia, occasionally drifting north to Long Island, New York. The southern end of their breeding range is Texas. The wintering range on the east coast is from North Carolina south to Panama and the Guyanas, also the Caribbean islands. On the western coast of the Americas, the royal tern spends the breeding season from the US state of California to Mexico, wintering from California south to Peru.

Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull

The Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. Named for its laugh-like call, it is an opportunistic omnivore and scavenger. It breeds in large colonies mostly along the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The two subspecies are: L. a. megalopterus – which can be seen from southeast Canada down to Central America, and L. a. atricilla which appears from the West Indies to the Venezuelan islands. The laughing gull was long placed in the genus Larus until its present placement in Leucophaeus, which follows the American Ornithologists’ Union.

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6 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 244”

Jet Eliot on March 2, 2021 at 1:42 pm said:

What a joy to see these two beautiful sea bird photos, and the info too. Thank you HJ.

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- H.J. for avian101 on March 2, 2021 at 3:48 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Jet. 🙂
  
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bayphotosbydonna on March 2, 2021 at 9:02 pm said:

Awesome flight shot of the Royal Tern and I do love the laugh of the Laughing Gull! 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on March 2, 2021 at 9:14 pm said:
  
  Thanks a lot, Donna. 🙂
  
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Sajjid Hussain Solangi on March 24, 2021 at 5:06 am said:

V/nice beautiful pictures.

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- H.J. for avian101 on March 24, 2021 at 6:43 am said:
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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