Caspian Tern / Taranui
Went for a walk around the Brooklands Lagoon this afternoon. First I didn't know what this was due to it's body size similar to a spoonbill I thought. Turns out it is a very large heavily built tern, silver-grey above and white below, with dark wing tips, a large pointed bright red bill with dark tip, a relatively short slightly forked tail. Adults have black legs and a black cap to below the eye during the breeding season; the cap becomes speckled with white and less sharply delineated at other times of the year.
Caspian Tern / Taranui
Went for a walk around the Brooklands Lagoon this afternoon. First I didn't know what this was due to it's body size similar to a spoonbill I thought. Turns out it is a very large heavily built tern, silver-grey above and white below, with dark wing tips, a large pointed bright red bill with dark tip, a relatively short slightly forked tail. Adults have black legs and a black cap to below the eye during the breeding season; the cap becomes speckled with white and less sharply delineated at other times of the year.