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Common Tern

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Posted by Kendall Hetrick on May 12, 2008 at 11:18 PM
Common Tern
I believe it is a Common though it may be a Forsters. We usually don't see theme around here but the flooding has given them a vacation home. The post he is on is along the edge of a field and is usually about four and a half feet in the air. Olympus E510 70-300 at 600mm Eq f7.1 1/320 ISO 100
Posted by BADAMS on May 13, 2008 at 7:58 AM
Nice shot.. You might want to start heading towards some high ground! Thanks for sharing. :toast:
Posted by Chuck Beatty on May 13, 2008 at 9:28 AM
Bet you folks are getting tired of all that water. Is this an unusual situation, or does this happen every spring?

I don't know from terns, but you've captured a nice image with good composition.
Posted by Jack Graham on May 13, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Very nice.... the slight catch lite in its eye makes it.

Catch light is so important. It's hard to find a bird in a birding magazine without catch light. The photo editors love it.
JG
Posted by Toni Lankerd on May 14, 2008 at 8:58 AM
With that bright colored beak, this looks to be a Common Tern, Kendall...Forsters are not quite that brilliant. Nice image and the catchlight in his eye is a big plus!