Resting on a sandbar

At the end of our shorebird survey last week, I heard an interesting call note and looked across to a distant sandbar to see a small group of Forster's Terns (Sterna forsteri) roosting with some gulls (primarily Mew Gulls).  The light was nice, so I took a few photos for the record:

 

 

 

It feels like it's hardly ever this calm in Bodega Bay, but the reflections show how little wind there was at this time.  Photos take on 31 January 2020.