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the caspian cafe in madison holds the gold in my eyes for best flatbread. this is an attempt to recreate the experience at home. some whole wheat flour used.
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.
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
@ El Rey Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
March 29, 2017
All Photos © Kaley Nelson Photography - www.KaleyNelson.com
Caspian
@ El Rey Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
March 29, 2017
All Photos © Kaley Nelson Photography - www.KaleyNelson.com
Caspian
@ El Rey Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
March 29, 2017
All Photos © Kaley Nelson Photography - www.KaleyNelson.com
Larus cacchinans.
2nd summer/3rd winter.
Ringed as a juvenile in Kyiv, Ukraine, and has returned to Suffolk each autumn.
Southwold, Suffolk.
6 August 2005.
Caspian Tern photographed at Crandon Park, Miami-Dade County, Florida on February 22, 2015.
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Brad Carlson
Another cracking Caspian Gull, favouring the snow covered factory roofs near Hillfoot Bridge. A first winter, and a different bird to the one in late December.
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.
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.