Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern flying nearby.
Arctic Tern, Nesvegur, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 12,800; f/11; 1/1250 sec.

This page is for the Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea).

Arctic Tern flying nearby.
Arctic Tern, Blikavatn, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/10; 1/1250 sec.
Arctic Tern flying overhead.
Arctic Tern, Garðabær, Vífilsstaðavatn, Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 200; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Arctic Tern flying nearby with a fish in its mouth.
Arctic Tern, Hofgarðar, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Two Arctic Terns, each sitting on top of wooden fence posts.
Arctic Tern, Hofgarðar, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Two Arctic Terns with two Red-necked Phalaropes nearby, all standing in the shallow water in the rain.
Arctic Tern, Rif-tjarnir, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2500; f/10; 1/640 sec.
Seven Arctic Terns in the rain; five are swimming, one is flying, and one is standing on a rock in the middle of the water.
Arctic Tern, Rif-tjarnir, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/10; 1/640 sec.
Arctic Tern standing on a rock in the middle of the water in the rain.
Arctic Tern, Rif-tjarnir, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/10; 1/640 sec.
Arctic Tern sitting on the top of a part of a ship.
Arctic Tern, Nesvegur, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Arctic Tern flying overhead.
Arctic Tern, Flatey Island, Iceland, June 23, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 320; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Arctic Tern flying nearby looking for fish.
Arctic Tern, Lake Vestmannsvatn, Iceland June 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2500; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Arctic Tern flying overhead with a fish in its beak.
Arctic Tern, Lón Austurbotn, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/1600 sec.
Arctic Tern flying above some rocks and grass.
Arctic Tern, Kópasker, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Arctic Tern flying low over the water.
Arctic Tern, Kópasker, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Arctic Tern flying nearby.
Arctic Tern, Tjörnes-Húsvík, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 250; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Arctic Tern perched on a wooden post.
Arctic Tern, Mývatn-Neslandavík frá fuglasafni, Iceland June 27, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 4000; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Arctic Tern flying over the ocean.
Arctic Tern, Norðurlandsvegur Mývatn, Iceland June 27, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 320; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Arctic Tern flying overhead with a fish in its mouth.
Arctic Tern, Keflavík, Iceland June 28, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 200; f/11; 1/640 sec.