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Symmetry by bmse

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Elegant Tern hovering while looking for fish. Bolsa Chica(SoCal)

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On the move! by bmse

  

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Female American Kestrel, Bolsa Chica(SoCal)

 

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Here I Come! by bmse

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Willet looking for a spot to land, Bolsa Chica Wetlands(SoCal)

 

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Belted Kingfisher by bmse

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Female Belted Kingfisher displaying its beautiful feather features at take off. hBolsa Chica Wetlands(CA)

 

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White-tailed Kite by bmse

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White-tailed Kite looking for a perch. SoCal

 

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Success! by bmse

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Osprey successfully catching a Spotted Bay Bass

  

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Ooooops! by bmse

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Elegant Tern loosing trying to re-catch a slippery fish in mid-air. Bolsa Chica(SoCal)

  

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Coming out! by bmse

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Osprey taking off after a dive. Unfortunately the fishing attempt was not successful. Bolsa Chica(SoCal)

 

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Paiiin! by bmse

  

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Elegant Terns fighting on the water surface. Bolsa Chica(SoCal)

  

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Meal by bmse

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Great Blue Heron flying by with its catch, a Mullet. Bolsa Chica, SoCal

 

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Prowling by bmse

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Snowy Egret prowling the shallow waters of the wetlands looking for fish. Bolsa Chica SoCal

 

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Landing by bmse

  

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Peregrine Falcon landing. SoCal

 

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Big Lunch by bmse

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A Great Blue Heron working on a Round Stingray. It may take up to 15 minutes for the gbh to swallow a prey this size, the bigger the longer it may take. Repetitive stabbing helps with the swallowing process

 

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Elegant Tern by bmse

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Elegant Tern flying by, Bolsa Chica SoCal.

 

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Silhouette by bmse

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A Forster's Tern about to to dive before sunset. Bolsa Chica(SoCal)

 

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Male American Kestrel by bmse

Male American Kestrel flying, Bolsa Chica(CA)
Big Catch by bmse

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Black Skimmer with a big catch, Needlefish. Bolsa Chica(SoCal)

 

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Catch du jour! by bmse

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Super close fly by of an Osprey with its catch, a Spotted Bay Bass. Bolsa Chica(SoCal)

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Twist and Shake II by bmse

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Forster's Tern, Bolsa Chica(CA)

 

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Success!!! by bmse

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Osprey with its catch, a Mullet.. Bolsa Chica(SoCal)

  

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Hovering! by bmse

  

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Forster's Tern Hovering, Bolsa Chica(CA)

 

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Hello! by bmse

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Brown Pelican about to land.

 

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Arguing by bmse

   

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Tree Swallows having some arguments! San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

  

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Cargo Heron by bmse

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While photographing Terns, this GBH truly scared me when I saw it coming right at me. It was looking for companionship, it landed next to me :)

  

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Three's a Crowd!!! by Patricia Ware

Two of my Flickr friends, Salah and Carl, who both take some of the best shots of birds on Flickr, were at Huntington Beach when I was there.

 

I asked them if they would mind me tagging along with them and they treated me to some wonderful photography opportunities of Elegant Terns. My Flickr contacts are the best!!!!

 

Elegant Tern

Thalasseus elegans

 

Member of Nature’s Spirit

Good Stewards of Nature

 

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2fer by bmse

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Least Tern emerging after a dive with 2 fish, Bolsa Chica(CA)

  

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Burrowing Owl by bmse

Burrowing Owl, The Salton Sea(CA)

 

Those who might be wondering... no chicks yet!

 

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Snowy Egret by bmse

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Snowy Egret with a tiny stick in its beak. Orange County(CA)

 

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The Plunge! by bmse

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Elegant Tern going for a dive with style. Bolsa Chica(CA)

  

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Love those feet! by bmse

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Fully framed capture of an Elegant Tern coming out with a fish, first wing beat.

Bolsa Chica(CA)

 

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Goal Keeper! by bmse

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Forster's Tern flying away after catching a fish, Irvine(CA)

  

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Landing by bmse

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Female Red-breasted Merganser Landing, Bolsa Chica(SoCal)

  

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Gimme That Fish!!! by bmse

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It was spectacular to watch! These guys have the coolest mating/courting ritual amongst terns I watched so far.

 

Least Terns, Huntington Beach(CA)

 

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Great Blue Heron flying with its catch

 

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The Chase! by bmse

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A bee chasing an Male American Kestrel! Bolsa Chica(CA)
Aggravated Assault....1st Degree by bmse

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Snowy Egrets in action,Orange County(CA)

 

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Grrrrrrr! by bmse

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Juvenile Cooper's Hawk demonstrating an aggressive look, just stole food from its sibling. Huntington Beach(CA)

  

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Stretching by bmse

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Male Anna's hummingbird stretching before take off. Bolsa Chica(SoCal)

  

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Opportunist! by bmse

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Food was plenty on that day but some Terns felt more comfortable stealing others food, he didn't get it though! Elegant Terns, Bolsa Chica(CA)

  

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Least Tern Courting/Mating Series 1/10 by bmse

Fully framed capture of Least Terns mating while doing a food exchange. Least Terns display one the most entertaining courting/mating ritual I've seen so far. Foggy early morning, Huntington Beach(CA)

  

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Bathing Time by bmse

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Royal Tern taking a bath at the edge of the shore, Long Beach(CA)

 

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Reddish Egret by bmse

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Reddish Egret Flying by, (Bolsa ChicaCA)

 

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Running Downhill by bmse

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Snowy Egret, Orange County(CA)

 

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Speared! by bmse

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Elegant Tern displaying its big catch of the day, Bolsa Chica(CA)

 

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About to dive by bmse

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Elegant Terns are just amazing to watch! This is the moment when the tern decided to suddenly dive to fish.

 

Elegant Tern, Bolsa Chica(CA)

 

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Preening Time by bmse

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Male Anna's Hummingbird preening, Bolsa Chica(CA)

 

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Ring-billed Gull by bmse

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While looking for Skimmers and Terns at the Beach, this gull gave me this very interesting pose. Long Beach(CA)

 

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Air Fighting by bmse

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The equivalent of street fighting for birds. Snowy Egret(L) vs Great Egret in breeding plumage(R)

 

Orange County(CA)

 

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Too Slow! by bmse

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Female Least Tern trying to take the fish from the male without performing the courting/mating ritual. She missed! Huntington Beach(CA) Overcast early morning.

  

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White-tailed Kite by bmse

White-tailed Kite after a take off, Bolsa Chica(CA)

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