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Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area

Fremont, California

 

There were several terns foraging on Rainbow Lake. I didn't realize I was shooting two different species until I reviewed my pictures at home. The others were Forster's Terns. Lesson learned. Better to size up the situation before I lift my camera.

 

A juvenile was begging to be fed but was ignored.

Juvenile

Moss Landing, Ca.

Caspian Tern at Bombay Hook NWR

 

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First Winter, Redcar Tarn, West Yorks 3rd Nov 2024

Esquimalt Lagoon, Colwood, BC

My first real interaction with a few Caspian terns. At Manawatu estuary.

Heather Farm, Walnut Creek, CA

Caspian Tern - Sterna caspia - taken at Robb Field, San Diego River, San Diego, CA

Larus cachinnans

 

A visit to Norfolk to see the Syke's Warbler proved unsuccessful, so we spent some time around Cromer enjoying at least 4 different Caspian Gulls.....

Had I believed in reincarnation (which I sure as frig don’t), I would want to come back as a Caspian. Kamikaze in nature, these guys don’t take crap from anyone.

Danube Delta, Romania

Sweet Springs Preserve, Los Osos, CA, USA

In zeebrugge for crew change

In the Summer of ( 2008 )

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2nd winter, Queens Park, Blackburn, Lancs 8th Dec 2024

Caspian Stonechat - variegatus

Slightly larger than the original frame as I took a bit off the top and right and added more canvas to the left and bottom for composition. In other words its a full frame + image.

I believe this is a Caspian Tern.

Shot at Ft. Desoto.

After some very helpful information it appears to be a Roseate Tern.

Juvenile Caspian Whipsnake in Bulgaria 2025

Larus cachinnans

 

A visit to Norfolk to see the Syke's Warbler proved unsuccessful, so we spent some time around Cromer enjoying at least 4 different Caspian Gulls.....

Picture using Live View and 7" external monitor

This shot is just a little to far away to really be good (no crop here) and i didn't get any good action as that was happening even further out. I am posting this only because i don't really like shooting sea birds that much other that the Terns which i see way to infrequently.

Will try over the next few weeks to see if i can find them in closer and with some better action.

These birds put on quite a display diving into the lake to pick off the non-native Goldfish.

Lakeside Park Kitchener, Ontario.

Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Caspian live at Cattivo in Pittsburgh, PA

Closeup profile shot of a large tern.

Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

The Caspian tern is the largest tern weighing up to about 1.5 lbs. They can be found on every continent and the worldwide population is estimated to be (in my opinion) only 100,000. Amazingly there are no recognized subspecies.

 

There is (was?) a breeding colony here in Alameda in what is now a restricted access area at the extreme west end of the former Alameda Naval Air Station. I hope it will be protected when redevelopment occurs.

 

This tern flying over gives some indication that the colony is still present.

  

From Wikipedia:

In 2016, a nest of the Caspian tern was found in the Cape Krusenstern National Monument in northwestern Alaska, 1,000 miles further north than any previous sighting. This development is part of a general trend in Alaska of species moving to the north, a tendency ascribed to global warming.

  

(the former) Alameda Naval Air Station, Alameda, CA

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