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Least Tern

An American folk name for terns is “striker”—both because they hunt by striking the water and because adults dive-bomb anyone that approaches their nest. Along the Mid-Atlantic coast, Least Terns are often called “little strikers” colloquially.

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Uploaded on June 23, 2023
Taken on June 18, 2023