This fluffy Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) chick is not much larger than a ping pong ball has left the nest and is trying to remain motionless among the Common Reeds (Phragmites australis) Sorry little guy, I see you and you’ve been counted in a WDNR nesting survey.
NIKON COOLPIX P6000, f/5.9 @ 24 mm, 1/65, ISO 81, No Flash
Categories & Keywords
Category:Animals
Subcategory:Birds
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Keywords:Forster's Tern, Nature, Sterna forsteri, West Bay Cane Beds, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, nesting colony, tern chick, wildlife