Sterna elegans CLOSE in flight 2016 07-20 SB Channel-004

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1-PRINT-Sterna maxima preening seq CLOSE 2006 12-02 Zuma--2018

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Sterna elegans 2 on floating log 2016 05-13 SB Channel-048

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Sterna elegans on wet sand 2010 11-04 Zuma b - 022

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Sterna elegans on wet sand 2010 11-04 Zuma - 101

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Elegant tern (Sterna elegans) with a fish.

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Sterna elegans 2015 06-03 SB Channel -e-017

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Sterna elegans 2007 10-04 Zuma-061modCROP

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ID Sterna Zuma_2005-01-06-033

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Sterna elegans 2015 06-03 SB Channel -f-025

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An Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) takes off from a floating piece of bull kelp (Nereocystis lutkeana).

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Sterna elegans diving GOOD 2006 10-26 Zuma--026MODcrop

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Sterna elegans 2015 06-03 SB Channel -009

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Sterna elegans in flight with fish in mouth 2008 09-25 Zuma - 060modCROP

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Sterna elegans ONE banks abrupt turn in flight 2008 10-23 Zuma - 183modCROP

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Sterna elegans ONE in flight GOOD 2008 10-23 Zuma - 356modCROP

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Sterna elegans TWO in flight ONE with fish 2008 10-23 Zuma - 336modCROP

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Sterna elegans with fish 2007 11-01 Zuma--001modCROPsmall

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Sterna forsteri on buoy 2006 04-25 del Rey -120modCROP

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Sterna forsterii winter plume Zuma_2005-01-13-025

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Sterna maxima 2 posturing on beach 2006 11-19 Zuma--101crop

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Sterna elegans in flight with big waves 2007 12-06 Zuma - 116

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Sterna maxima royal tern in flight close 2008 10-12 SB Channel - 337modCROP

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Sterna forsteri, Forster's tern, in flight.

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Royal Tern, Sterna maxima, at dawn.

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Eight Forster's and one Royal Tern...at dawn.

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Sterna forsteri, Forster's Tern, on blue sand.

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Sterna forsteri, Forster's Tern.

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Eight Forster's and one Royal Tern on wet sand.

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Forster's terns landing on mirror wet sand; Sterna forsteri.

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Royal tern (Sterna maxima) comes by for a close look at the boat.

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Sterna elegans big flock in flight 2011 10-13 Zuma - 001

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Sterna elegans 2 in flight 2011 10-13 Zuma - 006

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Sterna elegans in flight 2011 10-13 Zuma - 001

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Sterna elegans in flight anchovy Engraulis mordax in mouth 2011 10-13 Zuma - 002

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Sterna elegans in flight 2011 10-13 Zuma - 010

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Sterna elegans 2006 11-09 Zuma--0002

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Sterna elegans bathing seq in surf 2009 10-29 Zuma - 019

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Sterna elegans bathing seq in surf 2009 10-29 Zuma - 025

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Sterna elegans bathing seq in surf 2009 10-29 Zuma - 027

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Sterna elegans flock in flight 2010 04-18 SB Harbor - 023

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Sterna elegans in flight 2013 07-05 SB Channel-009

Sternaelegansflight2013Channel009

Sterna forsteri in flight 2010 12-02 Zuma - 001

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1-Sterna elegans in flight 2011 10-13 Zuma - 010

Sternaelegansflight2011Zuma010

Sterna forsteri on beach 2006 12-24 Zuma--1003

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Sterna forsteri on wet sand 2010 12-02 Zuma - 002

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Sterna maxima preening seq CLOSE 2006 12-02 Zuma--2016

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Sterna maxima close 2009 01-18 Zuma - 154

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