Royal Tern

Royal Tern standing on a large rock.
Royal Tern, Mustang Island, Port Aransas, TX, February 22, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/1000 sec. +1 Exposure Bias

This page is for the Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus).

Royal Tern standing on the rock pile among several Laughing Gulls.
Royal Tern, Mustang Island, Port Aransas, TX, February 22, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/1000 sec. +1 Exposure Bias
Royal Tern perched on a small post next to the water.
Royal Tern, Port Aransas, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Royal Tern with a fish in its beak flying overhead.
Royal Tern, Port Aransas, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/1000 sec.