Sugar Land Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 The picture is horrible but the bird was pretty far away. Not sure is IDable. Taken on Monday in Port Aransas, TX Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 It’s a tern. Not sure which kind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Am I looking at this bird right, head on the right, tail on the left? If so, I don’t see anything in Sibley app that would have a dark leading edge on the wing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, chipperatl said: Am I looking at this bird right, head on the right, tail on the left? Yea. I want to call this a Northern Gannet but I've got zero field experience with them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I think the poor photo quality is emphasizing the shadows on the leading edge of the wings. This looks like a Royal Tern, to me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Agreed, Royal Tern was my first thought. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 2 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: I think the poor photo quality is emphasizing the shadows on the leading edge of the wings. This looks like a Royal Tern, to me. 1 minute ago, Connor Cochrane said: Agreed, Royal Tern was my first thought. I need to stop trying to ID distant, blurry photos. Although, I'm still having a hard time making this into a tern. The wings look rather broad and not very angular. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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