Common Tern with Sand Eel


Posted by Axel Hildebrandt on Sun Jul 15, 2018 12:36 pm

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Photographed at Nickerson Beach on Long Island, the Terns were quite busy feeding the chicks.
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by Arabinda Debnath on Sun Jul 15, 2018 12:51 pm
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Beautiful image,Axel!
 

by Nate Chappell on Sun Jul 15, 2018 1:04 pm
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Sweet catch Axel, great angle and background!
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by James Vellozzi on Sun Jul 15, 2018 2:51 pm
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Elegant Axel... I live (moved) even closer to Nickerson so hopefully this year I will get there.. perhaps well will see each other..
again, beautifully done here, Were you hand holding?
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by Axel Hildebrandt on Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:07 pm
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James Vellozzi wrote:Elegant Axel... I live (moved) even closer to Nickerson so hopefully this year I will get there.. perhaps well will see each other..
again, beautifully done here, Were you hand holding?
Thanks, James! Definitely worth the trip, there are good numbers of Terns, Skimmers and Oystercatchers. I was handholding, the Terns are quite fast.
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by Ron Day on Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:19 pm
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A real beauty, Axel. Great composition, background, and eel capture.
 

by himadri roy on Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:36 am
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Great flight shot with catch , excellent image.
 

by Gene Gwin on Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:15 am
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Axel, A beautiful image! Everything about it is superb.....
 

by Paul Fusco on Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:29 am
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Perfection, Axel!!

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by david fletcher on Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:48 pm
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cracking shot Axel
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by Karl Egressy on Tue Jul 17, 2018 7:04 am
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Great banking pose, nice background and the fish in the beak is a big plus, Axel.
 

by Carol Clarke on Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:34 pm
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I always enjoy your tern images Axel, and this is a beauty!

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by Frank Schauf on Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:46 pm
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Excellent flight pose and sharp details.
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