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COMMON TERN RITUAL
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COMMON TERN RITUAL

by Graham Brown

Gallery: AvianPosted July 18, 2012200 views7 comments
The male tern on the right has just offered a fish to the female as part of their courting ritual. Early morning light.Noise reduction applied to background.
Canon 7D, sigma 300-800mm, 1/2000th sec at f8 and iso320

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on July 18, 2012 at 7:04 AM
Nice shot Graham. I like the low perspective and the action captured. Fish are always good IMO.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 18, 2012 at 9:53 AM
Great angle, Graham, and I really like the behavior.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Leekam on July 18, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Really lovely shot! Beautiful story, light, angle & color. Like what you've done with the foreground.
Registered on May 28, 2009, 83 Posts, 646 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 18, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Graham,
Excellent Capture,
Great angle and very impressive how you handled the difficult lighting and the balance between the Blacks and Whites.
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 19, 2012 at 1:52 AM
Nice angle on this pair - great action.
Sandy
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 19, 2012 at 3:30 AM
Love the low angle, deatil and behaviour Graham
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 19, 2012 at 4:07 AM
Interesting behaviour well captured.
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