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Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans), after 4th calendar year
Barneveld waste dump, The Netherlands, January 8, 2013. Adult-type Caspian Gull (possibly sub adult, based on black markings on alula and median covert), showing beautiful bayonet pattern on the primaries.
Pontische Meeuw (Larus cachinnans), na 4de kalenderjaar
Barneveld vuilnisbelt, 8 januari 2013. Adult-type Pontische Meeuw (mogelijk sub-adult, gebaseerd op de zwarte markeringen op de alula en middelste dekveer), met prachtig bajonetpatroon op de handpennen.
Third-calendar year Caspian Gull with Polish ring Red 93P6. Terschelling, the Netherlands, November 2017.
Sterna caspia, Hydroprogne caspia
Caspian Tern - Moss Landing, CA, USA
Shot this past weekend during the Golden Gate Audubon Society Fundraiser photography tour of the Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing, CA.
The Caspian Tern is the largest of the world's Terns, significantly larger than the Forster's Tern and other smaller Terns. The size is quite comparable to the smaller gulls like the Mew gull. In the breeding plumage (seen above), It has a shiny black cap and a orange-red red bill which usually has a black tip. The upper body is light grey, and the wing tips are black. The legs are black too.
These are monotypic in their Genus and there are no known sub-species either.
More photos below.
I had the opportunity to go out and do a bit of birdwatching on Weds (Its not all play I had been working in the garden in the morning). There are two areas I regularly visit and both were very productive. I was fortunate to encounter Black, White-winged, Whiskered and obviously a Caspian Tern throughout the day. The Black Tern is classified as uncommon here in SK all the others are rare visitors. I have been very lucky with Caspian Tern already, observing this species on a number of occasions since moving here. I was really pleased that I managed to get some reasonable photo's. I have adjusted these images a little on the computer and all are well cropped. It was a great day out :)
Caspian
Thursday January 7, 2010
The Triple
Richmond, VA
Caspian: A Lesson In Anonymity
The lighting set up inside The Triple (a bar) consisted of three overhead lights dimmed to about 50% brightness - giving off about as much light as the lamp on the table next to my couch. So I set my ISO at 1200 and did what I could. I'm really impressed at some of the shots I was able to pull off, even with shooting at 1/4 or 1/6 of a second for some. The three lights mostly lit up the drum kit, leaving the three guitarists and one bassist of Caspian, dimly backlit with dark faces. I enjoy the way the shots came out under the circumstances. Though the amount of grain in these shots is pretty aggravating.
Oh, and listen to Caspian. Seriously. They're mind altering.
There was a high tide and weather threatening and these fellows landed nearby ! :) Albany, Western Australia,
Nikon 80 400mm
The Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia, formerly Sterna caspia;[1] syn. Hydroprogne tschegrava) is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution.
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Caspian Tern pair photographed at Hamlin Beach State Park in Monroe County, New York on April 19, 2012. These are two of thirteen Caspian Terns that were present. I photographed one Caspian Tern (not in this photo) that had a silver band on the left leg, but no color band.
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