Sterna paradisaea · Icelandic: Kría
A slender, fiercely protective seabird with the longest migration of any animal.
Habitat: Coastal grassland, lava fields and gravel banks near the sea | Season: May–Aug
Nests in dense, noisy colonies and dive-bombs anyone who strays too close — a hat or raised hand genuinely helps.
The Arctic Tern sees more daylight than any other creature on Earth, flying from Arctic summer to Antarctic summer and back each year — a round trip of around 70,000 km.
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