Arctic tern over Alaska's Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge

A brilliant white bird with a black head and yellow beak soaring in midair

Photo By/Credit

Lisa Hupp/USFWS

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Image

Flight

Facility

Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Recreational Activity

Birding

Photography

Species

Sterna paradisaea

Subject tags

Birds

Connecting people with nature

Migratory birds

Photography

Wildlife refuges

Wildlife viewing

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