Thanks to all for help with this ID

Masai Mara

Caspian tern

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Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands - Viera, FL

Photographed in The Gambia

A Caspian Tern fumbles with a freshly caught fish, as it must flip it so it goes down head first to avoid choking. Surprisingly the tern in the background never moved to harass or attempt to steal the fish from the other. Unlike their seagull friends who will relentlessly attach any other gull who they even think has a fish.

Ed Levin County Park,

Milpitas, Ca.

Exchanging fish

High-key Caspian Tern flying over Benson Beach, near Cape Disappointment on the Washington Coast.

Reuzenstern of Kaspische stern -

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia).

Photographed at Sweitzer SP, Colorado.

Caspian tern

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Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia), Snowy River, Orbost. We had some nice overcast light this day.

About to land on the rock ledge of North Point...

John Heinz NWR, PA

I just received the banding information on a Caspian Tern that I sighted at Middle Harbor Park back on August 2, 2018. This initial reporting was done through the USGS BBL and forwarded to Kirsten Bixler at Oregon State University who banded this bird.

Per Kirsten, this tern was originally banded as a chick at Knight Island in northern San Francisco Bay in 2003 which makes it 15 years old!! How cool is that? No wonder these bands are so faded!

NC, September 2018

Caspian tern scanning for fish by circling above the lake

If a gull is a jumbo jet a tern is a fighter jet. They are so sleek and agile in the air.

A Caspian Tern brings a fish to its baby which by now is nearly fully grown but has not yet learned to catch fish for itself.

Larus cachinnans

A visit to Norfolk to see the Syke's Warbler proved unsuccessful, so we spent some time around Cromer enjoying at least 4 different Caspian Gulls.....

Spotting the next meal

Caspian tern

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Ed Levin County Park,

Milpitas, Ca.

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, Slender-billed Gull Larus genei

Nikon D7200, Sigma 150-600mm Sports lens, 600mm, f/7.1, 1/1000, ISO 160

Ed Levin County Park,

Milpitas, Ca.

Elkhorn Slough, California

A neat pose from a productive morning with Caspian Terns.

Or a juvenile northern Fulmar? I really do not know 🤔

Titusville, FL

Larus cachinnans

A visit to Norfolk to see the Syke's Warbler proved unsuccessful, so we spent some time around Cromer enjoying at least 4 different Caspian Gulls.....

Half Moon Bay State Beach, CA

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This tern was a bit set back from the flock warming itself in the light of sunrise at the Everglades mudflats

I was hoping I would see more Caspian Terns this morning I did see a few but I came at the wrong tide and they were not hunting where I could get good images.

It is the world's largest tern with a length of 19–24 in, a wingspan of 50–57 in and a weight of 18.7–27.6 oz. Adult birds have black legs, and a long thick red-orange bill with a small black tip.