Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Today's Birding News

Aren't these guys cute? I took this picture in Florida. I know nothing about birds, so if anyone knows what they are called, please let me know. I just like their black flat-tops.







8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, this may be stating the obvious, but seagulls of some sort?

Nanuk of the North, older but no wiser said...

Umm..yeeess. Can anyone be more specific?

Anonymous said...

Don't you have our mutual friend Pat's number for all bird emergencies?

Nanuk of the North, older but no wiser said...

Was it a bird expert too? On top of everything else in the world he was an expert in? I forgot about that.

Nanuk of the North, older but no wiser said...

Oops. Was he, not was it.

Anonymous said...

They're some sort of tern.

L.P.

Anonymous said...

After looking, it appears that they're Royal Terns...oh my, hope you comported yourself properly!

If you scroll down in this webpage you'll see some other Royal Terns in Florida that appear rather like your terns:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/wildlifeprotection/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPhotos&articleID=5

L.P.

Nanuk of the North, older but no wiser said...

You are a doll, Rattansifan.
Thanks!