Just another tern pic from last Sunday... I really love photographing Terns! Such dynamic and flighty birds and sooo graceful in the air!
Taken at Gosforth park nature reserve.
After photographing more Blue Grosbeaks I headed 2 and a half hours away to the coast. I knew the high pressure that was forecasted was going to finally stave the fog off the coast. Upon arriving at the beach we located a couple groups of these Caspians. They were pretty skittish but eventually settled in. We crawled to them slowly that latter part of the afternoon a little after 6 p.m. It was hard finding clear and isolated shots for the fact there were hundreds upon hundreds of Heermans and Western Gulls. The sunny skies brought out lots of people so when you waited and seemed to get the perfect condition someone would walk and spook them away coupled with kids and their parents running purposely to the flocks of gulls flushing everything. Nonetheless, we came away with some great stuff of the Caspians finally!! In this shot this guy was voicing his disapproval to the gull that seemed to get to close while it was attempting to land.
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Beijershamn, Öland, Sweden
Another species I've not photographed before. Thirty or so were flying circles over the lagoon looking ever-downwards for prey in the water.
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Garden Key, Dry Tortugas National Park, Monroe County. Like Brown Noddy, it was a bit harder to photograph Sooty Tern in 2014 than it was in 2013 (in this case mainly due to unfavorable winds and light for the tern photography compared to 2013). This was one of the better images from 2014.
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Graceful pale tern with extremely long forked tail. Named for faint rosy wash on belly. Bill color varies geographically; Old World birds arrive on breeding grounds with a black bill that turns to red, while New World birds arrive with a red bill that turns darker. Similar to Common Tern, but notably whiter wings. With practice, look for shallow, choppier wingbeats to distinguish from other tern species. Widespread across the globe but local, breeding in scattered colonies, often on offshore islands. Can be found mixed in flocks with other terns on beaches, mudflats, or estuaries. Listen for harsh two-parted call
Arctic Tern Printout. The Arctic Tern is a small bird that makes the longest migration of any bird. It breeds in the Arctic (within the Arctic Circle), but flies to the edge of the Antarctic ice pack during the winter.
Beautiful and distinctive dark tern of the Humboldt Current. Found along rocky coasts and at harbors and piers where it is often confiding; less often found at sandy beaches and river mouths. Feeds over coastal and inshore waters, dipping to pick food from near surface rather than plunge-diving like typical terns. All plumages dark overall with narrow white trailing edge to wings. Adult has red bill and legs, yellow gape patch, and curling ‘Salvador Dali’ whisker. 1st-year browner overall with dark bill and legs, soon develops vestige of white whisker.
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It is easy to tell the difference between the Caspian tern and the Arctic tern because the Caspian tern is the largest tern in the world. It is also a rare visitor to the shores of the UK whereas Arctic terns are a relatively common sight from April to September. Key Takeaways What Is The […]
