Royal Tern
Sterna maxima
(L 20" WS 41" Wt 1 lb))
May hover briefly before
plunging into water.
To everything, tern, tern, tern
There is a season, tern, tern, tern
And a time for every purpose under heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
  (with apologies to Pete Seeger and
the book of Eccliastes)
 
Anastasia State Park, FL
05Feb2012
Juvenile with a
yellowish bill
Canaveral Nat’l Seashore, FL
03Feb2014
Nonbreeding adults