May
27
Hover Master
Filed Under Shorebirds, Spring 2011, Terns
Terns are natural born hoverers, holding themselves in mid air for long moments. Here a Forster’s Tern demonstrates that unique ability.
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May
7
Two Terns Taking Turns
Filed Under Shorebirds, Spring 2011, Terns
Two terns taking turns for the fish below.
Apr
23
Hover Craft
Filed Under Spring 2011, Terns
Terns hover before striking allowing patient photographers to take nice portraits of these colorful shorebirds as they hold still fo a second or two. This Forster’s Tern was concentrating on fish below as I concentrated on it; a nice partnership.
Nov
4
Fishless Dive
I haven’t gotten out to shoot in a while so I turned to the library for something to post. I found this August photograph of a Forster’s Tern just as it emerged from the water at the end of a dive for a fish. It was a non-productive dive.
Aug
24
Water Wings
Filed Under Shorebirds, Summer 2010, Terns
This Forster’s Tern is emerging from an unsuccessful dive for a fish.
Aug
19
THAT’S MY SPOT!!!
Filed Under Shorebirds, Summer 2010, Terns
That seems to be what the aggressive egret in the back is saying as it charges the intruder in the foreground.
Aug
17
The Fishing Is Good
Filed Under Shorebirds, Summer 2010, Terns
This Forster’s Tern dove in with a splash this morning and came up with a fish.
Aug
10
Royal Meal
Filed Under Summer 2010, Terns
A Royal Tern adult feed a silver side to a youngster.
Jul
24
Royal Tern
Filed Under Summer 2010, Terns
This Royal Tern kindly passed by for a nice portrait recently.
Jul
8
T Bombs
Filed Under Summer 2010, Terns
The egret sunrise photographs I have been posting recently are taken near a nesting colony of Royal Terns. I am careful not to get too close to the colony so that the adult birds can stay with the chicks. There are assigned attackers who dive bomb your head even when you are standing over 100 yards away. I tried and tried to get a head on shot of one diving at me and this is the closest I got to what I had in mind. Looks like a guided tern missile.
