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Here's a piece called "Prince Caspian" from a set created a while ago called "Golden Sky" and shows the main focus of the piece "Caspian" while the other main charcters in the background, and are desaturated in order to keep the focus on Caspian
Huntington Beach - Bordered on one side by Pacific Coast Highway and oil fields and houses on the other, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve wetlands is a 300 acre coastal sanctuary for wildlife and migratory birds. There's a wooden bridge crossing over a tidal inlet and a 1.5 mile loop trail providing spectacular wildlife viewing.
When entering the Bolsa Chica wetlands in Huntington Beach.
Caspian performing at Hidden Agenda in Hong Kong.
Video: www.vimeo.com/13482947
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.
Adult Description
•Large, gull-like tern.
•Black cap.
•Body white.
•Bill large, thick, and brilliant red with dark tip.
Immature Description
Juvenile has blackish crown, black edging to back feathers.
Cool Facts
•The oldest known wild Caspian Tern lived to be more than 26 years old. Average life span of Great Lakes Caspian Terns is estimated to be 12 years.
•The Caspian Tern aggressively defends its breeding colony. It will pursue, attack, and chase potential predatory birds, and can cause bloody wounds on the heads of people who invade the colony. The entire colony will take flight, however, when a Bald Eagle flies overhead, exposing the chicks to predation from gulls.
•The largest breeding colony in North America is off the coast of Oregon. Increasing numbers of terns at this site have caused problems with young salmon releases, some of them endangered species. Efforts are being made to move the colony to other areas, away from the fish stocking programs.
•Young Caspian Terns appear to have a difficult time learning to catch fish efficiently. They stay with their parents for long periods of time, and are fed by them even on the wintering grounds. Many young terns do not return to the nesting grounds for several years, remaining instead on the wintering areas.
Measurements
Both Sexes
Length18.5–21.3 in
47–54 cmWingspan47.2–53.1 in
120–135 cmWeight18.7–27.6 oz
530–782 g
Other Names
•Sterne Caspienne (French)
•Charrán caspia, Pagaza Piquirroja (Spanish)
Habitat
Shore-line
•Breeds in wide variety of habitats along water, such as salt marshes, barrier islands, dredge spoil islands, freshwater lake islands, and river islands.
•During migration and winter found along coastlines, large rivers and lakes. Roosts on islands and isolated spits.
Food
Almost entirely fish; occasionally crayfish and insects.
Nesting
Nesting Facts
Egg DescriptionBuff, sparingly marked with dark spots and sometimes large irregular blotches.Condition at HatchingEyes open. Covered with down and able to leave nest (usually after several days).
Nest Description
A scrape in ground. Lined often with dried vegetation, small pebbles, broken shells or other debris. May have elaborate rim of sticks. Nesting colonies occur on island beaches, often near colonies of other bird species.
Behavior
Flies over water with bill pointing down; plunges into water to catch fish.
I have seen photos of Caspian Terns taking a drink while in flight, but today I saw it myself, and it is really interesting to watch!
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A 3rd winter Caspian Gull, This bird has been seen from the Ms Estrella, sailing on the North Sea near Scheveningen in search of migrating birds, Scheveningen, The Netherlands, October 6th, 2018.
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Sterna caspia
Caspian tern at Ft. Desoto, Florida, in full breeding plumage
|| taken June 29, 2018 with Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and EF600mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III at 840, ¹⁄₃₂₀₀ sec at f/5.6 with 0 EV, ISO 400 || Copyright 2018 Stephen Shankland
One Comb jelly species has been introduced into the Caspian Sea – Mnemiopsis leidyi. The invasion of this jelly during the late 1990s represents one of the main environmental issues in this unique ecosystem, and is considered as one of the world’s major marine ecosystem invasive species occurrences.
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This is a very rare bird in Norway . This Caspian gull ringed in Belarus
Larus cachinnans
nr HC308
Mandal Norway 23.03.2014
Bilde nr_MG_5760
ARKIV 050422 - Young boy fishing off a dock on the Caspian Sea.
Turkmenbashi, TURKMENISTAN
Foto: Christopher Herwig - Kod 9266
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