Terns with downy chicks in tules.

A young black tern swallowing a fish.

A young black tern on its nest. Image note: side view.

Two young black terns in a nest, one eating a minnow.

Caspian tern nest and three eggs.

A glaucous gull nest with three eggs.

A downy young glaucous gull chick in the palm of an unidentified woman’s hand. Two eggs are in a nest below.

Close view of a laughing gull nest containing three eggs.

Close view of a laughing gull nest containing three eggs.

Herman T. Bohlman and William L. Finley photographing a tern’s nest among the tules.