Great Tern

Illustration of the common tern
(John James Audubon)

“Full of agreeable sensations, the mated pair glide along side by side, as gaily as ever glided bridegroom and bride. The air is warm, the sky of the purest azure, and in every nook the glittering fry tempts them to satiate their appetite.”- James Audubon, Ornithological biography