Smallest N. American tern. Breeding adult is grey above, with black cap and nape., white forehead, yellow-orange bill with dark tip; underparts are white; legs orange-yellow. Short deeply forked tail. Fairly common and local on east and Gulf coasts. Nests in colonies on beaches, sandbars.
Nikon 200-400 mm f/4G lens, f/6.3, 1/2500s, ISO 320.
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