Next Generation of Terns

On our Puffin Loafing Ledge and Boulder Berm Live Cams, you’ll see more than just Puffins enjoying the mating season and daily tasks of a new family.

Did You Know? 

Terns are related to gulls, but have pointed wings and forked tails, allowing them to fly very gracefully… Common Terns make their nests on the rocks at the edge of the grass on the island. They lay one to three eggs (usually three) and then incubate them for about three and a half weeks. After the chicks hatch, they are covered with down and can move about some, but stay near the nest. The parents go off to the ocean to collect fish and bring the fish back to the chicks.

As the chicks grow, they get more and more feathers and start to look like their parents. It takes about four weeks for them to leave the nest–called fledging–after they hatch. In this time the parents bring a lot of food!

Read more at the Puffin Project!

(Thanks Cam Op GeorgiaGolden for the close-ups!)