06-22-2025 10:49 PM - edited 06-22-2025 10:52 PM
Foster's Tern R5 Mark II RF200-800mm f6.3-9 IS USM Handdeld
Foster's Tern, smaller than all the gulls, with thinner and more pointed bill. Its snappy, quick wingbeats and acrobatic flight makes it a challenge to photograph. Distinguished from other terns by pale whitish wings, and orange-based bill, bright orange legs and an intense black cap. Forages by circling and hovering over bays, ponds, and lakes then plunge-dives to snatch a fish.
06-24-2025 02:30 PM
Well done, terns are fast, and can be a little tough to identify in nonbreeding plumage.
06-24-2025 10:21 PM - edited 06-24-2025 10:23 PM
TomRamsey,
You're absolutely right ! They're hard to identify and with their speedy acrobatics they're 3 times harder to photograph 📸 😁
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