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This butterfly came a little too close to this juvenile Common Tern. The Tern gave it it's best shot but in the end, the butterfly won out.
The look on Mom's face tells the story. Dad thought he was king of the hill with his sand eel. The little one wanted no part of it and Mom chased him away.
Common Terns
Long Island, NY
Two pictures uploaded today...
1) A (rare) Rosy Starling perched on some iron work (i,e. you can't miss)
2) A Common Tern in a fast action freeze
The Tern was x1000 more tricky to take
The Rosy 1,000,000/1 chance to find in your back garden
So 'the rare' or 'the spectacular'?
Photographically of course it's the spectacular., but in a year's time it'll be the rare you'll remember
This is a Common Tern juvenile. I noticed yesterday that it's coloring still matches the eggs. When mom is gone, the little ones hunker down in the sand and at first glance, they look like an egg.
Yesterday, there were a lot of common term younsters at different stages running all over, I saw only one Least Tern hatchling, thousand's of Adult Black Skimmers, but no hatchlings yet.
While Mom is out gathering breakfast, these two Common Tern chicks lay as still as they can, pretending they are just eggs. All heck breaks loose once she returns.
Long Island, NY
Wow, what a day we had. So many chicks, so little time. We ended up just camping out in one spot and waited for our shot. Some we got ground level, some we used a tripod to get over some of the grass. This is Common Tern chick, probably a few days old and the first of many shots coming.
Sterna Hirundo
Long Island, NY
It's been said, The chicks have a favorite landmark, it might be a weed, a water bottle, piece of trash, a rock or shell... The parent and chick know to return to this spot when feeding. This Common Tern chick favored this green.
Long Island, NY
There aren't many Terns left at the nesting site, but I saw a few yesterday, and even a few chicks/juveniles...
High above the sea coast, along the Gulf of Mexico, this Common Tern, seeks it's meal with a keen eye.
This is a follow up shot of the one I posted last week. The Juvenile made a run for freedom. The adult quickly stop it in a very harsh way. It's tough to watch, but junior got up and survived. Lesson learned
...happy Monday ... I guess...
I haven't seen ad many terms as I did this past summer. They were so much fun!!
Of to an early morning shift...will catch up when I return!!
In flight ;) ...
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Common Tern, Visdiefje, Sterna Hirundo, Flusseeschwalbe, Sterne pierregarin
Pentax K10d
Sigma Lens *AF
Shutterspeed 1/750
Exposure Correction +1
Diapraghm f9.5
Focalpoint 110mm
Iso 800
*AF=Autofocus
...is what this Common Tern was Singing :-)
A graceful, black-and-white water bird, the Common Tern is the most widespread tern in North America. It can be seen plunging from the air into water to catch small fish along rivers, lakes, and oceans.
The Common Tern drinks mainly on the wing, gliding with its wings slightly raised and dipping its bill several times into the water.
Common Terns living along the coast drink salt water. They do not seek fresh water even when it is available nearby. Like many seabirds, they have nasal glands that excrete the excess salt.
The incubating adult Common Tern flies off its nest to defecate 5-50 m (16-160 ft.) away. It deposits its feces indiscriminately in nearby water or on the territories of other terns.
The oldest recorded Common Tern was at least 25 years, 1-month old, when it was recaptured and rereleased during banding operations in New York.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Nikon - 500mm - 1/500 @ f5 - ISO 1600