The art of flight. The Arctic Tern is a small, visually striking bird about to begin one of the greatest migrations of all - destination Antarctica. Video by Richard Sidey / Galaxiid with EYOS Expeditions #thepolarrealm #arctictern #flight #theartofflight #birdsinflight #slowmotion #tern #beauty #bestbirdshots #richardsidey #naturecinema #svalbard | Richard Sidey

🌎✨ The Arctic Tern has one of the longest migration routes of any bird, flying over 50,000 miles round-trip each year! From the Arctic, where it breeds, to Antarctica, where it winters, and back again. Over its lifetime, that's an astonishing 1.8 million miles! 🧳 Talk about a frequent flyer! Our Bird of the Week also experiences more daylight each year than any other animal, thanks to breeding under the endless Arctic summer sun and wintering in the "southern summer" of Antarctica. ☀️ 💡We’re

421K views · 8.8K reactions | The arctic tern makes the equivalent of three trips to the moon and back in its lifetime. | National Geographic | Facebook