tern
Gull's slender cousin
A tern is a seabird related to gulls but typically smaller and more slender, with a forked tail, pointed wings, and a sharp bill.
Terns are graceful fliers that dive headfirst into water to catch fish.
The Arctic tern makes the longest annual migration of any bird, pole to pole.
A tern hovered above the waves before plunging after its prey.
Of extreme northern cold
- divingEntering water deliberately
- fish-eatingConsuming aquatic vertebrates
- hoveringSuspended without support
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
nesting · breeding · foraging · marine · coastal · islands · wingspan · beak
Travel from place to place
- flywaysAerial migration corridors
- long-distanceAcross great distances
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- navigationDetermining position and course
breeding · passage · overwinter · endurance · instinct · route · dispersal · tropical
Land-water boundary
- beachSandy waterside margin
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- sandbankUnderwater sand accumulation
- tidalOf sea rhythms
littoral · dunes · reef · island · saltwater · seashore · mudflat · lagoon
Finest taxonomic rank
- birdwatchingObserving wild avians recreationally
- ornithologistOne who studies birds
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
taxonomy · population · ringing · banding · monitoring · endangered · protected · specimen
arctic
Of extreme northern cold
- divingEntering water deliberately
- fish-eatingConsuming aquatic vertebrates
- hoveringSuspended without support
colonies · nesting · breeding · foraging · marine · coastal · islands · wingspan · beak · feathers
journey
Travel from place to place
- flywaysAerial migration corridors
- long-distanceAcross great distances
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
navigation · breeding · passage · overwinter · endurance · instinct · route · dispersal · tropical · biannual
shoreline
Land-water boundary
tidal · littoral · dunes · reef · island · saltwater · seashore · mudflat · lagoon · marsh
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- birdwatchingObserving wild avians recreationally
- ornithologistOne who studies birds
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
identification · taxonomy · population · ringing · banding · monitoring · endangered · protected · specimen · aviary
schooner
Multi-masted sailing craft
dinghy · sailboat · catamaran · trimaran · racing · sailing · rigging · hull · mast · nautical
- Caribbean wildlifeshark, sharks, dolphin, whale, flamingo
- gulls and ternsgull, gulls, seagull, kittiwake, kittiwakes
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- birds & birdwatchingeagle, hawk, owl, parrot, pelican
- British Wildlifered deer, badgers, grey squirrel, foxes, otter
- coastal wildlifepelican, grey seal, seagull, gull, sandpiper
- arctic ternsRecord-holding migratory seabirds
eternal, stern, eternity, internal, external, terns, arctic tern