[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Least Tern was photographed at the Boca Chica beach, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 4, 2009)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This immature Least Tern was photographed on Honeymoon Island near Dunedin, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: August 1981)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Least Tern was photographed near a traditional nesting site at Cape May, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1996)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This immature Least Tern was photographed on Nantucket Island, Rhode Island, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: August 1983)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Least Tern chick and egg were photographed at a traditional nesting site in Cape May, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Celestron 1250mm f10.0 mirror lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Least Tern was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 24, 2006)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This pair of Least Terns was photographed at French Town Road, Port Bolivar, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 30, 2008)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Least Tern in Flight was photographed at the beach, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: June 13, 2012)