{"id":25607,"date":"2015-06-20T19:36:13","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T01:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=25607"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:11:49","slug":"least-tern-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/least-tern-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Least Tern Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" alt=\"Least Tern looking for breakfast at Fort De Soto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida\" title=\"Least Tern looking for breakfast\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-flight-mia-mcpherson-1451.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-flight-mia-mcpherson-1451.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-143113\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-flight-mia-mcpherson-1451-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-flight-mia-mcpherson-1451-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-flight-mia-mcpherson-1451-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-flight-mia-mcpherson-1451.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Least Tern Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n<p><i>Sternula antillarum<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Least Terns are the smallest North American terns. Adults have a sleek white body, pale gray back and wings, a black cap and nape, a white forehead, and a black eye stripe. Their bill is yellow with a black tip in the breeding season, and their legs are yellow to orange. Males and females look alike.<\/li>\n<li>Least Terns are migratory, breeding along the coasts and major river systems of North America. They nest on open, sandy beaches, mudflats, sandbars, and gravelly or shell-covered patches near shallow water, lagoons, estuaries, and bays. Their wintering grounds extend to Central and South America, and there is no overlap between their breeding and wintering ranges.<\/li>\n<li>Least Terns thrive in open habitats with sparse vegetation, preferring areas close to shallow waters for feeding. They avoid thick vegetation and narrow beaches.<\/li>\n<li>Least Terns feed primarily on small fish, but their diet also includes shrimp and other invertebrates.<\/li>\n<li>Least Terns lay 2 to 3 eggs which hatch in 20 to 22 days. Both parents incubate and tend to the young.<\/li>\n<li>Least Terns are colony nesters, with nests sometimes as close as 10 feet apart. Their call is described as a high-pitched \u201ckit,\u201d \u201czeep,\u201d or \u201czreep.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>A group of terns can be called a \u201ccolony\u201d or \u201cflock\u201d of terns.<\/li>\n<li>The oldest known Least Tern in the wild was at least 24 years old.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you enjoy viewing my Least Tern photos. <i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-feather fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-iconcolor-hover:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-right:10px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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fusion-portfolio-text\" data-id=\"-rw-1\" data-columns=\"four\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-wrapper .fusion-col-spacing{padding:6px;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-wrapper\" id=\"fusion-portfolio-1\" data-picturesize=\"auto\" data-pages=\"1\" style=\"margin:-6px;\"><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-26063\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post least-tern-images miscellaneous-portfolios fusion-col-spacing post-26063\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/least-tern-decoys\/?portfolioCats=3628\" aria-label=\"Least Tern decoys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3348.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Least Tern decoys, Egmont Key, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27455%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20455%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27455%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3348.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3348-200x107.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3348-400x214.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3348-600x321.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3348.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/least-tern-decoys\/?portfolioCats=3628\">Least Tern decoys<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/least-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Least Tern Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/miscellaneous-portfolios\/\" rel=\"tag\">Miscellaneous Portfolios<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<p>Title: Least Tern decoys<\/p>\n<p>Location: Egmont Key, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/5\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/least-tern-decoys\/#more-26063\" class=\"more-link\">  [\u2026]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-26065\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post least-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-26065\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/least-tern-juvenile\/?portfolioCats=3628\" aria-label=\"Least Tern juvenile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-5579.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Least Tern juvenile on Gandy Beach in Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-5579.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-5579-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-5579-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-5579-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-juvenile-mia-mcpherson-5579.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/least-tern-juvenile\/?portfolioCats=3628\">Least Tern juvenile<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/least-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Least Tern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<p>Title: Least Tern juvenile<\/p>\n<p>Location: Gandy Beach, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 7\/1\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42188\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post least-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-42188\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/hovering-least-tern-adult\/?portfolioCats=3628\" aria-label=\"Hovering Least Tern adult\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-hovering-mia-mcpherson-5222.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hovering Least Tern adult, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-hovering-mia-mcpherson-5222.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-hovering-mia-mcpherson-5222-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-hovering-mia-mcpherson-5222-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-hovering-mia-mcpherson-5222-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-hovering-mia-mcpherson-5222.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/hovering-least-tern-adult\/?portfolioCats=3628\">Hovering Least Tern adult<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/least-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Least Tern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Hovering Least Tern adult<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 6\/29\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42186\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post least-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-42186\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/adult-least-tern-in-flight\/?portfolioCats=3628\" aria-label=\"Adult Least Tern in flight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-flight-adult-mia-mcpherson-5227.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Adult Least Tern in flight, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-flight-adult-mia-mcpherson-5227.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-flight-adult-mia-mcpherson-5227-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-flight-adult-mia-mcpherson-5227-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-flight-adult-mia-mcpherson-5227-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/least-tern-flight-adult-mia-mcpherson-5227.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/adult-least-tern-in-flight\/?portfolioCats=3628\">Adult Least Tern in flight<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/least-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Least Tern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Adult Least Tern in flight<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 6\/29\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-25604\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post least-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-25604\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/least-tern-looking-for-breakfast\/?portfolioCats=3628\" aria-label=\"Least Tern looking for breakfast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/least-tern-flight-mia-mcpherson-1451.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Least Tern looking for breakfast at Fort De Soto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida\" 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