2023 (2 photos) 2013-03-31 Salinas de Cuyutlán, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult bird in frish breeding plumage. The long angled hand, as seen in photo 1, gives associations toward a Least Tern...
2024 (1 photos) 2013-08-02 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult with fish. Beginning molt of head feathers.
2025 (1 photos) 2013-08-02 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult with beginning head molt. Notice again, the long hand when this i angled backward, a la Least Tern.
2026 (3 photos) 2013-08-02 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Silhouette photos of adult birds.
2027 (1 photos) 2013-08-02 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Juvenile bird. The reduced black area behind the eye and the dark reddish bill in combination with pale uniformly colored wings give associations toward a Mediterranean Gull.
2028 (1 photos) 2013-08-02 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Juvenile birds with Black Skimmers in the foreground, and lesser Yellowleg, Forster's Tern and American Coot in the background.
2020 (1 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult feeding juvenile. The juveniles are more creme colored and have reddish base to bill. The adult is already beginning to molt the head feathers.
2021 (3 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult bird beginning molt of head feathers. Also rather worn remiges.
2029 (2 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Juvenile bird with the characteristic broad bill, dark with reddish base. The dark under hand reminds of Caspian Tern.
2030 (1 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult with worn remiges and beginning head molt.
2031 (2 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Another adult with some primaries missing due to molt.
2032 (1 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult only with beginning of molt on the head.
2033 (1 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult with fish. Notice the deeply forked tail, which appears only when tail is hold together.
2034 (2 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult with fish. Looks like another one than 2033. Notice how different the tail looks just these two photos between.
2035 (1 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult.
2036 (2 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Juvenile. Short backend, v-signs on the back and reddish bill. Counted 15 juveniles this day, and 20 adults.
2037 (2 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult.
2038 (2 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult out of proportions. With the tail blinded out by the light it almost gets a kingfisher-like expression.
2039 (1 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult taking landing.
2040 (1 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult.
2041 (2 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult. Unique among terns when you see the short thick black bill well.
2042 (1 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Juvenile. Dark red base of bill, dark under hand and bright upper hand.
2043 (4 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult with juvenile.
2044 (1 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult.
2045 (1 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Juvenile still with v-signs on the back.
2046 (4 photos) 2013-08-03 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico
Subspecies: vanrossemi
Adult. Incredible how different the hand looks in the different photos.
2047 (1 photos) 2014-03-02 Valle de las Garzas (laguna), Manzanillo, Colima (Col), Mexico