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A Caspian tern on the lookout for fish being washed into the Ludo salinas from the Ria Formosa by the rising tide.
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Day 171.
Thank you Rejean, the settings change you suggested for birds in flight is giving me much better results.
John Heinz NWR
These large terns are fun to watch as they circle above the Impoundment scanning the surface for small fish.
Status Rote Liste Deutschland: Vom Aussterben bedroht.
Status Red List Germany: Critically Endangered
RSPB Frampton Marsh, from path by visitor centre. Mainly sat on the mud spit but after a couple of hours gave great flight views. Vagrant from eastern europe, characterized by massive size compared to our local terns.
Seen at Manawatu Estuary, Foxton Beach.
The Caspian tern is a large distinctive gull-like tern of shallow coastal waters and, particularly outside of the breeding season, inland lakes and rivers throughout New Zealand. It is an attractive sleek species whose guttural call is often heard before the bird is seen.
Identification
The Caspian tern is the largest of all species of terns. With its 1 metre wingspan, it is similar in size to a black-backed gull. Caspian terns are silver-grey above and white below, with dark wing tips. The tail is relatively short and only slightly forked compared to other terns. The large bill is mostly bright red in adults, becoming dark near the tip, with the extreme tip yellowish (only apparent at close range). Adults have black legs and a black cap to below the eye during the breeding season. The cap becomes speckled with white and less sharply delineated at other times of the year. Juveniles have some brown mottling on the back that is lost during the first autumn moult, while the diffuse brown cap is retained for longer. The bill is orange and smaller than adults at first. The legs and feet may be dull orange or black. The flight of Caspian terns is direct, with purposeful shallow beats.
ZOMG, I have other dolls than Pazuzu and Stephanus!
...okay and Caspian got a whopping one pic last year and I needed an updated one.
The 'what is what'
Resinsoul An with face-up by KoalaKrask, eyes from Mako, wig by Frapzilla. Coat from fawnfeathers, pants from pepperonipizza
Coming out of the water after a dive. Note the eye membrane.
'As large as a big gull, the Caspian Tern is the largest tern in the world. Its large coral red bill makes it one of the most easily identified terns throughout its worldwide range. "allaboutbirds.org"
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Laridae
Australia’s largest tern, the Caspian Tern is easily identified by its large, bright-red, dagger-like bill. They forage by plunge-diving into the water from heights of up to 15 metres, grabbing a fish with that massive beak. Caspian Terns are able to take larger fish than any other Australian tern.
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A pair of caspian terns doing their courtship ritual by the looks of it. These birds are native to New Zealand but are nationally vulnerable.
On the west side of the ferry jetty at Tsawwassen there is a low breakwater which seems to have interesting users.