In a world chock-full of beautiful birds,
Inca Terns have to be some of the most stunning,
and unique.
Their looks are matched by their winsome personalities.
Inca Terns are the only member of their genus, Larosterna.
They are restricted to areas enriched by The Humboldt Current, off the coasts of Peru and Chile.
They are a near threatened species.
Cheers to you from the always wonderful to find, Inca Terns~
These are indeed beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing, Cindy!
You are most welcome & thank you!
Beautiful images Cindy and such lovely looking birds – what a treat to see them! 🙂💖 xxx
Thank you! You make me glad I posted <3
Did you take these? Stunning, Cindy!!!
I did, thank you Michele.
You’re so welcome!!!
<3
Gorgeous pictures! 💕
Muchas gracias Bernice!
Absolutely stunning. The first two images captured my attention! … Hi Cindy.
Hi Frank! Thanks much & hope all is good with you.
🙂
Absolutely beautiful!
Very kind & most appreciated!
Great photos Cindy. 🙂
Means a lot, thank you!
Beautiful! <3
Gracias mi amiga <3
They have beautiful colours and design, and you’ve taken great pics of them!
Thank you so much! I am happy you enjoyed them.
Gorgeous! ❤️
Grazie mille!
They are elegant.
Such a perfect descriptor. I am going to send you an email, as I have been thinking about you and Marion.
Beautiful photos!
Thank you <3
Their markings are so precise, so elegant. They’re like a dream. Hugs on the wing.
Yes, their colors are few, but so visually impactful. How does Mother Nature do this!
You frequently present beautiful picture of creatures unknown to me, thank you.
Thank you so much more for appreciating them <3
Beautiful Inca tern portraits! Their faces are impressive with their decorative lines. Nice job, Cindy!
I am glad you like them & thank you Peter <3
Beautiful!
Alison
Yes they are <3
Unspeakably beautiful terns.. they’re new to me 🙂
Thank you and I know. I love them so.
My immediate thought upon seeing the first photo was, This creature is a work of art.
Your first thought was incredibly right. <3 Mother Nature is the ultimate artist.
These are so beautiful.
They are just incredible aren’t they. And so sweet in person.
Indeed they are. They were new to me and I so loved them
I <3 people who <3 birds, and new things! Thank you.
Such chic, stylish birds! 🙂
Yes, indeed, Mother Nature rocks design <3
Such striking birds. Wonderful photos.
Thank you very much & cheers to you Cathy <3
Love the colours!
Mother Nature rocks the palette <3
Absolutely stunning!
I am very glad you like these amazing birdies <3
Love the beautiful colouring!
They are stylin’ beauties!
Stunning photos, Cindy and the Inca Terns look both wise and shy … hope they never reach the threatened status and their numbers improve.
Can you even begin to imagine what a loss that would be….
Beautiful. The preening ones have great abstract potential
I thought so, too!
Nature’s works of art. <3
They are magnificent birds. Red feet!
Sulas with blue shoes and terns with red. Mother Nature loves her colors!
She sure does! 🙂
<3
GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS CINDY, CHINA
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Thank you & cheers to you!
I love their style (they have more than I do !) . 🙂
They definitely rock the red carpet better than any human!
Another colorful bird. We have so many on the earth to appreciate.
We are blessed with beauty on this planet <3
Yes indeed. You capture their likeness well. I enjoy seeing your photos.🤗
super Bilder, liebe Cindy, ich hoffe, für dich war der erste Mai ein schöner Tag
Vielen dank mein lieber Freund <3
alles Gute wünsche ich dir
<3 <3
wird sicher wieder besser
Gut! Frohe Wochenende.
wir genießen den Sonntag
Frohe Sonntag mein Lieber Freund <3
Gorgeous birds! Thanks for the great pictures.
Thank you more for appreciating them Darlene <3
Thank you Cindy for sharing this information and wonderful pictures.
They are indeed stunning terns and the ones we have by the coast are lovely and swift
but lack totally the colours of the Inca terns.
Miriam
All terns are stunningly beautiful when you see them skillfully fly over the open ocean. Magnificent creatures.
Beautiful pictures!
Thank you Charlotte and cheers to you my friend!
Wonderful pics Cindy. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Gary & hope all is well with you!
Birds, without a doubt, are the most beautiful creatures with their markings and show-stopping colors – especially the males in most cases 🙂
I couldn’t possibly agree more <3
What is amazing also is that both the terns and sulas (plus many more birds I am sure) have matching beaks and feet. Stunning red with the terns and blue with the sulas…
Mother Nature likes to mix, and match!!! 😉
Fascinating and beautiful.
Such is the glory of creation <3
Beautiful photos! 🙂
Thank you & cheers to you~
Wonderful! God is such a great artist! Look at those sassy markings! So cute!!!❤️👍👏👏👏
Yes! All creatures great and small, the Lord God made them all <3
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That’s a very stylish bird, its beck matches its feet.
Leslie xoxo
Mother Nature is a rockin’ good designer!
First the blue footed one now the red footed and backed one…. nice 😉
There are songs about this aren’t there!
I’ll have to get busy Cindy. Haven’t had much time for writing music.
Take time to smell the roses <3
I will Cindy.
xoxo
Cindy, you fill the world with beauty. Your photographs just brighten everything and make life so much MORE. Thank you.
Ahhhhh, sweet friend <3 Mother Nature did all the heavy work. I just captures bits of her creation. <3
Gorgeous creature, a beautiful photo Cindy!
Thanks so much & have a wonderful day!
Thank you Cindy.
<3
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They’re so beautiful! Love that side view! 😀
Aren’t they just gorgeous and such skilled ocean fliers. Cheers to you Linda <3
Wonderful photos Cindy! The terns have a beautiful assembly of colors. 🙂
Who knew red, white, yellow and gray could look so fine!
Wow, beautiful faces– I love the white mustaches!
Aren’t they special. All dressed up and ready to to!
You capture them so well, Cindy. Is it the encroachment of humans that is causing their decline?
I would imagine that is a factor. They are in such a small niche ecosystem which makes them vulnerable to any and all environmental insults.
Cindy, thank you for these lovely photographs!
Thank you more for appreciating the birdies Charles & cheers to you!
Interesting how the coloring camouflages their eyes.
Yes, and protects them too I imagine.
Engaging portraits of such lovely birds. They have a minimalist beauty.
A truly stunning bird.. A Puffins very distant cousin.
Really beautiful shots, Cindy!
Almost everything beautiful on this planet seems to be approaching endangered.
It’s people like you, and National Geographic that remind us… do not forget nor forsake! xx
Hugs to you sweet friend <3 I was just drooling over your gown sketches. Gorgeous!
What a fascinating bird. Wonderful bits of color pop so much.
A monochromatic background does make colors pop. Mother Nature rocks artistry <3
So true. She has good taste!
<3 <3
Love the second photo down, Cindy. What a face. –Curt
Thank you Curt. They are sweet birds on top of being striking.
From blue feet to red feet and a white, handlebar mustache. LOL! Beautiful.
All testaments to a highly creative creator!
They are another beautiful design by nature! Strange but really beautiful!
They are strange but really beautiful, I wonder what they think of our design!
A good question! Hope not the ugly looking 🙂
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These birds are unique and pretty, Cindy. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Thank you my sweet friend <3
You capture such beautiful birds with your lens every time and one can see every intricate detail. They are real treasures and are so unique and picturesque, I love all the bird posts you do. Keep up the good work, Cindy. Always so enjoyable to look at.
You are a lovely person Joyce. Thank you for your kindness <3
Gorgeous birds, Cindy!
WOW! Extraordinary. These are amazing images of stunning birds!
Awww, you are very kind & most appreciated <3
Beautiful images. 🙂
Grazie mille!
Beautiful bird🌸
Happy you like him!
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Beautiful photos by Cindy Knoke of Inca Terns. found off the coasts of Peru and Chile.
Hugs to you kind Patricia & Happy Friday <3
What striking markings these birdies have! Love the cheery yellow and red. Thank you for getting my Friday off to a happy start!
Your kind comment just did the same for me <3
Oh wow, they are beautiful.
They are special aren’t they!
Beautiful photos, Cindy!
Muchas gracias mi amiga!
Absolutely stunning birds! What a blessing to see!
Yes, seeing them on two trips to their habitat has been a thrill each time.
I believe this is the second species you’ve highlighted whose range is restricted to the Humboldt Current? If I’m not mistake, I believe that current carries cold waters from near Antarctica up to the coasts of South America? I hope that the melting of Antarctica doesn’t impact the current too much…
It brings nutrient rich waters along the coast of South America, you are correct. I imagine arctic melting is negatively influencing everything as we speak.
Yea, I’m sure many of the ocean currents will be affected by the warming waters…
Sad.
The colors are quite striking.
O/T: Being allowed to *like* posts today. Tomorrow, maybe not. 😉
Thanks David. It sounds the gremlin glitches are upon you . May The Force be with you!
Yes, stunning birds! And great pics, as always!
Thanks much my friend & Happy Sunday to you!
What striking coloration! Beautiful. You take such great trips, Cindy.
Thank you Patti. We are trying to live life to the max, for as long as we can.
That’s our philosophy too. 🙂 🙂
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I like the way you explain your thoughts with pic althought i could not understand the language
Thank you for making the effort. I appreciate it. Cheers to you <3
My pleasure….😊
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Gorgeous captures!
Thank you & cheers Donna <3
Completely fabulous birds, how lucky to have seen them. And how fortunate you took such good photos so we can admire them too… RH
Thank you for such a thoughtful comment & cheers to you sweet friend <3
I agree with RH. Couldn’t have said it any better. Except to add, you have a way with birds. They like hanging out with you.
Ahhh, thank you so much, means a lot. I think they may sense how utterly besotted I am with them. They are such pure creatures.
Such gorgeous photos – thank you for introducing me to such a beautiful bird!
Thank you more for appreciating him!
Beautiful birds. I hope they stay around for a long time. We need nature.
Thank you. Yes. We need nature because we are inseparable from it.
I agree. We don’t seems to realize that though.
Sad, but true.
So beautiful!
Thank you. Aren’t they wonderful creatures!
They really are.
Exquisite!
You are a thoughtful friend <3
As are you ❤
<3 <3
Hi. Magnificent birds. I just stumbled upon this post, and I’m glad that I did.
Neil
Ahh, so nice of you! Thank you & cheers~
These birds are amazing. Incredible faces.
Aren’t they just gorgeous creatures!
Very interesting markings! I didn’t know what to make of the first photo! Thanks for sharing these little-known birds!
He’s sleeping! And yes they are striking and unusual birds. Happy you enjoyed them & cheers to you დ
Awesome. Fantastic shots, Cindy.
Thank you. I love Inca Terns. Regal birds დ
They are magnificent. Have yet to see them 🙂.