Denmark
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
(L 15-17" WS 33-38" Wt 7 oz)
Randers Fjord
Udybyhøj
03Sept2013
Widespread along coasts...No. Amer.
Gulf, much of So. Amer, Mediter-
ranean, African, Middle East and more.
Gulf, much of So. Amer, Mediter-
ranean, African, Middle East and more.
I turn a page and a bird dives.
The bay is blue and nameless.
It comes up, rows air.
I turn a page and a bird dives.
I lose count of the pages
And the diving bird and the bay
—Blue and nameless.
I turn a page and a bird dives,
It comes up, rows air.
The bay is blue and nameless.
(Sudesh Mishra)
© Wikipedia
Thalasseus is Greek for
maritime;
sandvicensis is after the town of
Sandwich, Kent England.
sandvicensis is after the town of
Sandwich, Kent England.
© Audubon
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