Firda<p>We usually go to Iceland in late Spring. It's nesting time, which means it's prime time for Arctic tern attacks. Met this Arctic tern in front of a church on the Strandir coast in Westfjords, obviously not impressed with us for daring to stop there to check out the church. It there was any nest nearby, I didn't see it. But then again, I wasn't outside the car for very long. I ran back into the car right after I took this photo because you don't need to be an ornithologist to tell when an Arctic tern is going after you. </p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/PhotoMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoMonday</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/FotoMontag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FotoMontag</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/ArcticTern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArcticTern</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Westfjords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Westfjords</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iceland</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
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WonsingtonFEATHRUARY 2025<br>
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Prompt 19: Long Range<br>
-> Arctic Tern<br>
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Have you ever thought about the circle of life and rebirth and such? Have you ever thought about which animal (or other creature) you would like to be reborn as? I have, but I've never really found an answer, until today. In my next life, I want to be an arctic tern please!<br>
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Why, you ask? Let me explain:<br>
The arctic tern is famous for its migration (thus my choice for the "long range" prompt). Each and every year, it flies from its breeding grounds in the Arctic (hence the name "arctic tern" to the Antarctic - and back again! <br>
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Just to make it clear how impressive that is: The shortest (!) distance between these two regions is 19,000km / 12,000mi! That is over 452 marathons!<br>
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This means that these birds see not one, but two summers every year - and thus they see more daylight than any (!) other creature on this planet. Imagine: Two whole summers instead of the two sunny wednesdays we usually get (in Germany at least)! This could be us! Me and who? 👉👈<br>
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Studies have shown that the remarkable flight of the arctic tern has even been underestimated for ages! That is because these birds do not fly in a straight line, thus taking the most direct route to their destination, but rather fly according to prevailing winds which they take advantage of. So, some birds fly up to 81,600km / 50,700mi per year. <br>
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The average lifespan of the arctic tern is about 30 years. This means that it travels about 2.4 million km / 1.5 million miles during its life - the equivalent of more than three round-trips from Earth to Moon. Now tell me, how frickin' awesome is that?! 😍<br>
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FUN FACT<br>
The arctic tern has been featured on postal stamps of several countries, including Canada, Cuba, Finland, and Iceland, as well as territories such as Åland, Alderney, and Faroe Islands.<br>
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<a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/feathruary?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feathruary</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/feathruary2025?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feathruary2025</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/bird?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bird</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/birb?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birb</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/birbs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birbs</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/birdart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdart</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/digitalart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalart</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/drawing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drawing</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/tern?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tern</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/terns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#terns</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/arctictern?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arctictern</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/arcticterns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arcticterns</a>
fossheim's birds :HoodCrow:<p>Arctic tern joined us for a hike called kjærlighetshaugen (translates to something like “the love pile”) :blobfoxheartcute: </p><p>These fierce terns breed around the arctic, and at the end of breeding season migrate all the way to the Antarctic, having the longest migration distance amongst birds. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/arcticTern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arcticTern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
Stephen Shankland<p>Arctic tern near Mendenhall Glacier just north of Juneau, Alaska. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bird</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArcticTern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArcticTern</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a></p>
Mooster<p>Rangers ‘heartbroken’ after 600 dead Arctic tern chicks found in Northumberland</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/10/dead-arctic-tern-chicks-northumberland-long-nanny-bird-flu-suspected?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/jul/10/dead-arctic-tern-chicks-northumberland-long-nanny-bird-flu-suspected?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p><p>Heartbreaking.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arctictern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arctictern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/avianflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avianflu</span></a></p>
Anne Preger<p>Zum <a href="https://reporter.social/tags/Fotomontag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fotomontag</span></a> ein Hoch auf <a href="https://reporter.social/tags/K%C3%BCstenseeschwalben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Küstenseeschwalben</span></a>! Die <a href="https://reporter.social/tags/Zugv%C3%B6gel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zugvögel</span></a> nisten von der Bretagne bis Grönland und umrunden jedes Jahr den Globus - sie überwintern in der Antarktis. Macht 40 bis 70 Tausend Kilometer pro Jahr. Was für eine Leistung! <a href="https://reporter.social/tags/arctictern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arctictern</span></a> on <a href="https://reporter.social/tags/Photomonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photomonday</span></a></p>
Ruth Mottram<p>Ask, and you shall receive: I posted yesterday asking if there was a European equivalent to the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/BirdMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdMaps</span></a> of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/eBirdTrends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eBirdTrends</span></a> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ecoevo.social/@piotr_kania" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>piotr_kania</span></a></span> refers me to the epic <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EBBA2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EBBA2</span></a>. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EuropeanBreeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanBreeding</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/BirdAtlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdAtlas</span></a>. <br>And it's *incredible* </p><p>Here for example is the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> distribution of my blog's namesake the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ArcticTern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArcticTern</span></a>... </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EuropeanBirdCensusCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanBirdCensusCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EveryBirdCounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EveryBirdCounts</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://ebba2.info/maps/species/Sterna-paradisaea/ebba2/abundance/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ebba2.info/maps/species/Sterna</span><span class="invisible">-paradisaea/ebba2/abundance/</span></a></p>
GSR<p>An Arctic Tern getting ready to strike</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/aberdeenshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aberdeenshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/newburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ythanestuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ythanestuary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/arctictern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arctictern</span></a></p>
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