MikeF<p>Meet Charlie the Common Tern, not your everyday Tern, but one of several denizens of the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside NY that lay claim to MNSA Director Michael Farina. A different "kettle of fish" (to use a Common Tern expression) from the Terns nesting in various colonies on LI, where they would rather dive bomb your head than land on it. And, when you visit, tell 'em Charlie sent you!<br><a href="https://birds.town/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/birdphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdphotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifephotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/seabirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabirds</span></a></p>