https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Foster-s-Tern/m-p/554649#M8521 <P>TomRamsey,&nbsp;</P> <P>You're absolutely right !&nbsp; &nbsp;They're hard to identify and with their speedy acrobatics they're 3 times harder to photograph <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":camera_with_flash:">📸</span>&nbsp; <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😁</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 02:23:04 GMT JFG 2025-06-25T02:23:04Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Foster-s-Tern/m-p/554421#M8508 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Foster's Tern R5 Mark II RF200-800mm f6.3-9 IS USM Handdeld" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/67751iECD26A255FE125AD/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="408A1727-Enhanced-NR@0.75x.jpg" alt="Foster's Tern R5 Mark II RF200-800mm f6.3-9 IS USM Handdeld" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Foster's Tern R5 Mark II RF200-800mm f6.3-9 IS USM Handdeld</span></span></P> <P>Foster's Tern, smaller than all the gulls, with thinner and more pointed bill.&nbsp; Its snappy, quick wingbeats and acrobatic flight makes it a challenge to photograph.&nbsp; Distinguished from other terns by pale whitish wings, and orange-based bill, bright orange legs and an intense black cap.&nbsp; Forages by circling and hovering over bays, ponds, and lakes then plunge-dives to snatch a fish.</P> Mon, 23 Jun 2025 02:52:14 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Foster-s-Tern/m-p/554421#M8508 JFG 2025-06-23T02:52:14Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Foster-s-Tern/m-p/554613#M8517 <P>Well done, terns are fast, and can be a little tough to identify in nonbreeding plumage.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:30:34 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Foster-s-Tern/m-p/554613#M8517 TomRamsey 2025-06-24T18:30:34Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Foster-s-Tern/m-p/554649#M8521 <P>TomRamsey,&nbsp;</P> <P>You're absolutely right !&nbsp; &nbsp;They're hard to identify and with their speedy acrobatics they're 3 times harder to photograph <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":camera_with_flash:">📸</span>&nbsp; <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😁</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 02:23:04 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Foster-s-Tern/m-p/554649#M8521 JFG 2025-06-25T02:23:04Z