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Two Nordic Sterns flying over the water of Jökulsárlón gletscher lake in the south of Iceland. The Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America (as far south as Brittany and Massachusetts). The species is strongly migratory, seeing two summers each year as it migrates along a convoluted route from its northern breeding grounds to the Antarctic coast. Recent studies have shown average annual roundtrip lengths of about 70,900 km (c. 44,300 miles) for birds nesting in Iceland and Greenland.

Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) flying over Flintholmen island in Ekmanfjorden, Nordre Isfjorden National Park, Svalbard, Norway

A soft focus of a common tern on an icy surface in Svalbard, Norway

Arctic Tern flying over the North Sea near the Farne islands in Northumberland.

Forster's Tern cruises along the edge of a pond looking for fish. in Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Massachusetts

Seagulls fly low amidst the roar of the waves

$Common Tern (Sterna hirundo hirundo) pair standing on rock\$

Mixed flock of seabirds flying over the North Sea near the Farne islands in Northumberland. It is made up of Sandwich Tern, Arctic Tern and Kittiwake,

Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii-left bird) with Common Tern (right) in late summer on Madeira, Portugal

Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) Öland Sweden

Red-billed Tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus, of the mesonauta subspecies, flying over Little Tobago island, Trinidad and Tobago.

An Arctic Tern taken near Jökulsárlón, Iceland on June 2016.

$Taxon name: Caspian Tern\nTaxon scientific name: Hydroprogne caspia\nLocation: Fort De Soto Park, Florida, USA$

$Photographer: Dr Raj K Rajnish The Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe (as far south as Brittany), Asia, and North America (as far south as Massachusetts). The species is strongly migratory, seeing two summers each year as it migrates along a convoluted route from its northern breeding grounds to the Antarctic coast for the southern summer and back again about six months later. \nRecent studies have shown average annual round-trip lengths of about 70,900 km (44,100 mi) for birds nesting in Iceland and Greenland and about 48,700 km (30,300 mi) for birds nesting in the Netherlands. These are by far the longest migrations known in the animal kingdom. \nThe Arctic tern nests once every one to three years (depending on its mating cycle). Arctic terns are medium-sized birds. They have a length of 28–39 cm (11–15 in) and a wingspan of 65–75 cm (26–30 in).. They are mainly grey and white plumaged, with a red/orange beak and feet, white forehead, a black nape and crown (streaked white), and white cheeks. The grey mantle is 305 mm (12.0 in), and the scapulae are fringed brown, some tipped white. The upper wing is grey with a white leading edge, and the collar is completely white, as is the rump. The deeply forked tail is whitish, with grey outer webs. Arctic terns are long-lived birds, with many reaching fifteen to thirty years of age. They eat mainly fish and small marine invertebrates. Photographer: Dr Raj K rajnish Location: NorthPole$

Teh red billed Tropicbird is a seabird of tropical oceans. The bird has mostly white plumage with black markings on the wings and back.

Adult Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) on Svalbard, arctic Norway.

Arctic Tern sat on the stones of a dry stone wall on the Farne Islands

A closeup shot of a black-naped tern in a blurred background in daylight

Seagulls in Squamish BC. Wildlife photography in British Columbia.

Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) on the ground backlit in spring.

Artic Tern in flight with blue sky at Svalbard Island - Norway

Rock Ptarmigan male standing in the snow among the dry grass on a sunny day

White-faced Storm-Petrel (Pelagodroma marina) foraging on the Atlantic Ocean off the Madeira islands.

Arctic terns on the Farne Islands. High key artistic image showing the surreal nature of these elegant birds.

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