Tern Fly-Bye

Gallery: AvianPosted March 26, 20183,277 views4 comments

I think this a Royal Tern, please correct me if I'm wrong. It was Florida and there are several species. Royal matched with what I was seeing in the guides. There were lots of them and they were fun to watch as they skimmed across the water like a Skimmer does.

Thanks for looking, comments & suggestions are always appreciated!
Large image provided for best detail.
Canon 70D
Sigma 150 – 600 C @ 562mm
1/2500
f/8 Aperture Priority
ISO 640 HH
Processed RAW image with Lightroom & Photoshop

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 26, 2018 at 9:12 PM

Sweet flight shot, Steve. I got them memorized when I was in Texas a year ago, but I've debriefed since then, so I'll leave the ID to others. Very good detail and I like the angle.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 28, 2018 at 3:28 PM

Hello, Steve. Wonderful, I love these in-flight poses vertical oriented ! I would go for Royal as well. Nice one ! Hans

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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 28, 2018 at 4:06 PM

I really like the wing position and the diagonals in this image. Superb detail and color.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on March 28, 2018 at 5:02 PM

Nice ventral view on this royal tern. I like the flared tail and the subtle detail in the underwing.

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