One of my pieces for the @polarlightszine featuring Arctic Terns - the birds that have the longest migration route, going from one pole to the other and back in a year. Impressive little guys!
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Marchirp day 22: migration. Arctic Terns have the longest migration of any animal. They go from one end off the earth to the other, always chasing summer.
[Image ID: drawing of an arctic tern, a white bird with black feathers on the top of its head and a sharp orange beak, flying across a partly cloudy sky. End ID]
Map by Andreas Trepte from birdnote.org
[Image ID: map of an arctic terns migration. Arrows trail from the arctic circle, to the Antarctic circle and back. End ID]
Arctic tern! They migrate from their breeding grounds in the arctic to Antarctica for the summer, traveling around 25,000 miles!
[ID: an illustration of an arctic tern, a white bird with a black cap and reddish feet and beak, flying to the right. It is on a mottled blue background. End.