Here There Be Giants
Walking along the beach at Tybee Island, I was surprised to see how much bigger the Gulls were compared to the Terns.
We saw several colonies of Terns, Gulls, and Black Skimmers all grouped together, and the Gulls stood out like giants next to them!
I believe this shot shows three different Terns all in breeding plumage because they all have black crowns.
Sandwich Terns, the smaller ones with black bills that have yellow tips.
Royal Terns. with orange-red bills.
Caspian Terns, stockier than Royal Terns with stout orange to coral red bills.
Seen on the Colonial Coastal Birding trail at Tybee Island, Ga.
Here There Be Giants
Walking along the beach at Tybee Island, I was surprised to see how much bigger the Gulls were compared to the Terns.
We saw several colonies of Terns, Gulls, and Black Skimmers all grouped together, and the Gulls stood out like giants next to them!
I believe this shot shows three different Terns all in breeding plumage because they all have black crowns.
Sandwich Terns, the smaller ones with black bills that have yellow tips.
Royal Terns. with orange-red bills.
Caspian Terns, stockier than Royal Terns with stout orange to coral red bills.
Seen on the Colonial Coastal Birding trail at Tybee Island, Ga.