{"id":25613,"date":"2015-06-20T21:03:34","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T03:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=25613"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:57:46","slug":"royal-tern-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/royal-tern-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal 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\" alt=\"Royal tern Images\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/royal-tern-breeding-mia-mcpherson-6391.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive\"\/><\/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>Royal Tern Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n<p><i>Thalasseus maximus<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Royal Terns are large terns with long yellow to orange bills, black legs, very light gray backs, white underparts, short forked tails and in breeding plumage they have jet black crests.<\/li>\n<li>Royal Terns are migratory but some populations in southern North American, the Caribbean and northern South America are year round residents.<\/li>\n<li>Royal Terns are found in beaches, bays, offshore keys and islands and other coastal areas. They are rarely found inland.<\/li>\n<li>Royal Terns feed on small fish, crabs, squid and shrimp.<\/li>\n<li>Royal Terns lay 1 to 4 eggs which hatch in 20 to 31 days. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous, colonial nesters.<\/li>\n<li>A group of Royal Terns can be called a &#8220;Highness&#8221; of terns.<\/li>\n<li>Royal Terns can live to be more than 30 years of age.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you enjoy viewing my Royal 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\" 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-overflow:visible;--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-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Back to Terns and Skimmers\" aria-label=\"Back to Terns and Skimmers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/terns-and-skimmers\/\"><i class=\"fa-camera fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default button-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Back to Terns and Skimmers<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Back to Birds\" aria-label=\"Back to Birds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/birds\/\"><i class=\"fa-camera fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default button-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Back to Birds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 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fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-wrapper#fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-content{ padding: 25px 25px 25px 25px; text-align: left; }<\/style><div class=\"fusion-recent-works fusion-portfolio-element fusion-portfolio fusion-portfolio-1 fusion-portfolio-grid fusion-portfolio-paging-infinite fusion-portfolio-four fusion-portfolio-boxed 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=\"2\" style=\"margin:-6px;\"><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-18889\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post herring-gull-images laughing-gull-images royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-18889\"><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\/a-royal-tern-with-prey-being-chased-by-immature-laughing-and-herring-gulls\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Royal Tern with prey being chased by immature Laughing and American Herring Gulls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/royal-tern-herring-gull-laughing-gull-mia-mcpherson-7879.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Royal Tern with prey being chased by immature Laughing and American Herring Gulls, 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%27605%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20605%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27605%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/royal-tern-herring-gull-laughing-gull-mia-mcpherson-7879.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/royal-tern-herring-gull-laughing-gull-mia-mcpherson-7879-200x142.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/royal-tern-herring-gull-laughing-gull-mia-mcpherson-7879-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/royal-tern-herring-gull-laughing-gull-mia-mcpherson-7879-600x427.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/royal-tern-herring-gull-laughing-gull-mia-mcpherson-7879-800x569.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/royal-tern-herring-gull-laughing-gull-mia-mcpherson-7879.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\/a-royal-tern-with-prey-being-chased-by-immature-laughing-and-herring-gulls\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Royal Tern with prey being chased by immature Laughing and American Herring Gulls<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/herring-gull-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Herring Gull Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/laughing-gull-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Laughing Gull Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Royal Tern with prey being chased by immature Laughing and American Herring Gulls<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/24\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-18867\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post herring-gull-images laughing-gull-images royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-18867\"><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\/herring-and-laughing-gulls-and-a-royal-tern\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"American Herring and Laughing Gulls and a Royal Tern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gulls-tern-mia-mcpherson-7874.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Herring and Laughing Gulls and a Royal Tern, 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%27900%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gulls-tern-mia-mcpherson-7874.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gulls-tern-mia-mcpherson-7874-200x160.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gulls-tern-mia-mcpherson-7874-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gulls-tern-mia-mcpherson-7874-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gulls-tern-mia-mcpherson-7874.jpg 900w\" 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\/herring-and-laughing-gulls-and-a-royal-tern\/?portfolioCats=3068\">American Herring and Laughing Gulls and a Royal Tern<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/herring-gull-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Herring Gull Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/laughing-gull-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Laughing Gull Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"excerpt-container strip-html\">\n<p>Title: American Herring and Laughing Gulls and a Royal Tern<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/24\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42151\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-42151\"><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\/breeding-plumage-royal-tern-bathing\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Breeding Plumage Royal Tern bathing\">\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\/royal-tern-adult-bathing-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-5577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Breeding Plumage Royal Tern bathing, 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\/royal-tern-adult-bathing-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-5577.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-bathing-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-5577-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-bathing-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-5577-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-bathing-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-5577-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-bathing-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-5577.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\/breeding-plumage-royal-tern-bathing\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Breeding Plumage Royal Tern bathing<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Breeding Plumage Royal Tern bathing<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/12\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40343\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40343\"><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\/royal-tern-with-wings-up\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Royal Tern with wings up&#8230;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Royal Tern with wings up... 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%27676%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20676%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27676%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5576.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5576-200x237.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5576-400x473.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5576-600x710.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5576.jpg 676w\" 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\/royal-tern-with-wings-up\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Royal Tern with wings up&#8230;<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Royal Tern with wings up\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/12\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40341\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40341\"><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\/bathing-royal-tern\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Bathing Royal Tern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5558.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bathing Royal Tern, 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%27527%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20527%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27527%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5558.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5558-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5558-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5558-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5558.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\/bathing-royal-tern\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Bathing Royal Tern<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Bathing Royal Tern<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/12\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-56620\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-56620\"><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\/royal-tern-splashing-and-bathing\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Royal Tern splashing and bathing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5564.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Royal Tern splashing and bathing, 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%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5564.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5564-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5564-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5564-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-5564.jpg 900w\" 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\/royal-tern-splashing-and-bathing\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Royal Tern splashing and bathing<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Royal Tern splashing and bathing<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/12\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-25611\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-25611\"><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\/royal-tern-in-breeding-plumage\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Royal Tern in breeding plumage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/royal-tern-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-2959.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Royal Tern in breeding plumage, 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\/2024\/09\/royal-tern-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-2959.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/royal-tern-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-2959-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/royal-tern-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-2959-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/royal-tern-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-2959-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/royal-tern-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-2959-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/royal-tern-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-2959.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\/royal-tern-in-breeding-plumage\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Royal Tern in breeding plumage<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Royal Tern in breeding plumage<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/5\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42165\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-42165\"><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\/royal-tern-strutting-during-courtship-behavior\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Royal Tern strutting during courtship behavior\">\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\/royal-tern-breeding-mia-mcpherson-2957.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Royal Tern strutting during courtship behavior, 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\/royal-tern-breeding-mia-mcpherson-2957.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-breeding-mia-mcpherson-2957-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-breeding-mia-mcpherson-2957-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-breeding-mia-mcpherson-2957-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-breeding-mia-mcpherson-2957.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\/royal-tern-strutting-during-courtship-behavior\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Royal Tern strutting during courtship behavior<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Royal Tern strutting during courtship behavior<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/5\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42157\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-42157\"><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\/preening-royal-tern-in-breeding-plumage\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Preening Royal Tern in breeding plumage\">\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\/royal-tern-adult-preening-mia-mcpherson-2980.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Preening Royal Tern in breeding plumage, 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\/royal-tern-adult-preening-mia-mcpherson-2980.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-preening-mia-mcpherson-2980-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-preening-mia-mcpherson-2980-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-preening-mia-mcpherson-2980-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-preening-mia-mcpherson-2980.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\/preening-royal-tern-in-breeding-plumage\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Preening Royal Tern in breeding plumage<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Preening Royal Tern in breeding plumage<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/5\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42161\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-42161\"><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\/royal-terns-courting\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Royal Terns courting\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-courtship-mia-mcpherson-0551.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Royal Terns courting, 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%27779%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20779%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27779%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-courtship-mia-mcpherson-0551.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-courtship-mia-mcpherson-0551-200x205.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-courtship-mia-mcpherson-0551-400x411.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-courtship-mia-mcpherson-0551-600x616.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-courtship-mia-mcpherson-0551.jpg 779w\" 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\/royal-terns-courting\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Royal Terns courting<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Royal Terns courting<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 3\/20\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42149\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-42149\"><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\/royal-tern-glowing-in-the-rising-sun\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Royal Tern glowing in the rising sun\">\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\/royal-tern-sunrise-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2927.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Royal Tern glowing in the rising sun, 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\/royal-tern-sunrise-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2927.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-sunrise-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2927-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-sunrise-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2927-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-sunrise-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2927-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-sunrise-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2927.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\/royal-tern-glowing-in-the-rising-sun\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Royal Tern glowing in the rising sun<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Royal Tern glowing in the rising sun<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 2\/13\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42163\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-42163\"><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\/foggy-morning-royal-tern\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Foggy morning Royal Tern\">\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\/royal-tern-fog-adult-mia-mcpherson-5333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Foggy morning Royal Tern, 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\/royal-tern-fog-adult-mia-mcpherson-5333.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-fog-adult-mia-mcpherson-5333-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-fog-adult-mia-mcpherson-5333-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-fog-adult-mia-mcpherson-5333-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-fog-adult-mia-mcpherson-5333.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\/foggy-morning-royal-tern\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Foggy morning Royal Tern<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Foggy morning Royal Tern<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 1\/11\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42159\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-42159\"><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\/royal-tern-bathing-in-the-waves\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Royal Tern bathing in the waves\">\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\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-3016.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Royal Tern bathing in the waves, 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\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-3016.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-3016-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-3016-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-3016-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-bathing-mia-mcpherson-3016.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\/royal-tern-bathing-in-the-waves\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Royal Tern bathing in the waves<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Royal Tern bathing in the waves<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 1\/3\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42153\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-42153\"><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\/royal-tern-in-flight-over-a-flock-of-birds\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Royal Tern in flight over a flock of birds\">\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\/royal-tern-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-3072.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Royal Tern in flight over a flock of birds, 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\/royal-tern-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-3072.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-3072-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-3072-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-3072-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-3072.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\/royal-tern-in-flight-over-a-flock-of-birds\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Royal Tern in flight over a flock of birds<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Royal Tern in flight over a flock of birds<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 1\/3\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40479\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40479\"><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\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-for-food\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Royal Tern juvenile begging for food\">\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\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5884.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Royal Tern juvenile begging for food, 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\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5884.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5884-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5884-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5884-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5884.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\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-for-food\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Royal Tern juvenile begging for food<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Royal Tern juvenile begging for food<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 10\/10\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40464\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40464\"><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\/juvenile-royal-tern-feed-me-dance\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Juvenile Royal Tern &#8220;Feed Me&#8221; dance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5975.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Juvenile Royal Tern &quot;Feed Me&quot; dance, 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%27900%27%20height%3D%27602%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20602%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27602%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5975.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5975-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5975-400x268.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5975-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5975-800x535.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/royal-tern-juvenile-begging-mia-mcpherson-5975.jpg 900w\" 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\/juvenile-royal-tern-feed-me-dance\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Juvenile Royal Tern &#8220;Feed Me&#8221; dance<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Juvenile Royal Tern \u201cFeed Me\u201d dance<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 10\/10\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40452\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40452\"><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-royal-tern-shaking-its-feathers\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Adult Royal Tern shaking its feathers\">\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\/royal-tern-adult-shaking-mia-mcpherson-5901.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Adult Royal Tern shaking its feathers, 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\/royal-tern-adult-shaking-mia-mcpherson-5901.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-shaking-mia-mcpherson-5901-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-shaking-mia-mcpherson-5901-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-shaking-mia-mcpherson-5901-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-shaking-mia-mcpherson-5901.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-royal-tern-shaking-its-feathers\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Adult Royal Tern shaking its feathers<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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 Royal Tern shaking its feathers<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 10\/10\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40450\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40450\"><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\/royal-tern-preening-by-the-gulf\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Royal Tern preening by the Gulf\">\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\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5917.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Royal Tern preening by the Gulf, 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\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5917.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5917-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5917-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5917-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5917.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\/royal-tern-preening-by-the-gulf\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Royal Tern preening by the Gulf<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Royal Tern preening by the Gulf<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 10\/10\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40448\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40448\"><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\/preening-adult-royal-tern\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Preening adult Royal Tern\">\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\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5885.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Preening adult Royal Tern, 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\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5885.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5885-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5885-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5885-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-preening-mia-mcpherson-5885.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\/preening-adult-royal-tern\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Preening adult Royal Tern<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Preening adult Royal Tern<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 10\/10\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40445\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post royal-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40445\"><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\/shaking-royal-tern-adult\/?portfolioCats=3068\" aria-label=\"Shaking Royal 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\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-fluffed-mia-mcpherson-5900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shaking Royal 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\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-fluffed-mia-mcpherson-5900.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-fluffed-mia-mcpherson-5900-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-fluffed-mia-mcpherson-5900-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-fluffed-mia-mcpherson-5900-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/royal-tern-adult-nonbreeding-fluffed-mia-mcpherson-5900.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\/shaking-royal-tern-adult\/?portfolioCats=3068\">Shaking Royal Tern adult<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/royal-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Royal 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: Shaking Royal Tern adult<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 10\/10\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"fusion-infinite-scroll-trigger\"><\/div><div class=\"pagination infinite-scroll clearfix\" style=\"display:none;\"><span class=\"current\">1<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25613\/page\/2\/\" class=\"inactive\">2<\/a><a class=\"pagination-next\" rel=\"next\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25613\/page\/2\/\"><span class=\"page-text\">Next<\/span><span class=\"page-next\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><div 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