Caspian Tern, Sterna caspia
Caspian Tern, 8/29/08, Shoreline Lake, Mountain View
Caspian Tern, winter plumage, 12/23/05, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
The Caspians from Mexico were photographed wintering in the Gulf of California, and show the non-breeding plumage, with the crown speckled rather than solid black. (MEXICO)
Caspian Tern, 5/25/06, Moss Landing, Monterey Co
Caspian Tern, 5/25/06, Moss Landing, Monterey Co
Parent and child -- the adult in the picture left above brought the fish to feed to the juvenile as shown below.

Further down the page, two panoramas show the scene at the Salinas River mouth, where a large colony (maybe 2000) of
Elegant Terns which moved north in post-breeding dispersal, have shared space some winters with a much smaller nesting colony of Caspians. The upper scene shows a lone Caspian juvenile in front of a group of Elegants; the lower, shows an uproar among five adult and two juvenile Caspians as an adult feeds a juvenile.
Caspian Tern, adult breeding, 8/2/04, Moss Landing Harbor, Monterey Co
Caspian Terns, adult and juvenile, 8/2/04, Moss Landing Harbor,  Monterey Co
Caspian Tern, juvenile, with Elegant Terns, 7/31,04, Salinas River mouth, Monterey Co
Caspian Terns, adults and juveniles, 8/2/04, Salinas River mouth, Monterey Co
Caspian Tern, adult carrying food, 7/5/05, Salinas State Beach, Monterey Co
This adult Caspian Tern was flying south along Salinas State Beach carrying a fish to the nesting ground at the mouth of the Salinas River, summer 2005.
Caspian Tern, winter plumage, 1/7/05, Malecon, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
(MEXICO)
Caspian Tern, winter plumage, 12/23/05, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
(MEXICO)
The three pictures below show a Caspian Tern diving, then in the water, then taking off with its catch, late summer  2008.
Caspian Tern, diving for fish, 8/29/08, Shoreline Lake, Mountain View
Caspian Tern, fishing, 8/29/08, Shoreline Lake, Mountain View
Caspian Tern, taking off with fish, Shoreline Lake, Mountain View
Caspian Term, facing skyward, 8/29/08, Shoreline Lake, Mountain View
This one went upside down in mid-air to keep from dropping its catch.
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