Common Tern Drinking


Posted by ebkw on Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:36 am

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I saw this a few times but only one shot of this and one acting like a skimmer.

I like the painterly feel of this.

1D2, 100-400 @400, 1/1000 @ f11, ISO 800, handheld from kayak.

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by Colin Inman on Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:49 am
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Lovely image Eleanor, timed to perfection with the beak hitting the water and great wing position.

Find the vertical that runs through the right wing a little distracting.
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by Fabs Forns on Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:21 am
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How sweet, I'm sure it a cross between a Tern and a Skimmer :wink:
 

by joseph motto on Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:51 am
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Beautiful capture, Eleanor. These are very difficult to pull off but you've done it to perfection. Central placement works just fine here IMHO. Well done.
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by Vince Thomas on Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:06 am
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Excellent Eleanor... behavior I've seen often and not been able to capture (maybe I need to buy a kayak :wink: ).
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by Mike Wilson on Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:05 am
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Very nice job catching this behavior. I have seen Elegants dip and drink a few times but have no images of it.
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by Bob Botts on Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:36 am
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Nice one. I see Caspian terns do this to get a drink on occasion.
 

by Bob Ettinger on Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:39 pm
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Great timing and capture.
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by mrhughj on Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:44 pm
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Nice timing on this one, Eleanor!!!!!!!! Sure is imitating a Skimmer!

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:01 pm
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I'd much rather the vertical reflection wasn't there, but catching the action at the perfect moment makes up for it :D
 

by Kenny_k on Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:42 pm
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Beautiful behaviour shot!!
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by KK Hui on Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:03 pm
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A nice classic skimmer shot, Eleanor!
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by Christopher Dodds on Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:09 am
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A very difficult one to get, Eleanor. Spent the day watching Terns doing this in the heat on Saturday.
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by Hendrix on Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:06 am
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great action :P

I would like it brighter a bit for my test 8)
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by Georgina Salup on Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:14 pm
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Beautiful image, taken at the perfect moment.
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by Alan Murphy on Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:39 pm
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An uncommon shot of a Common Tern.
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by LHays on Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:56 pm
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Great job....and what an interesting behavioral shot for this bird!!
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by Kim Steininger on Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:55 am
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I find the one area going through the right wing a little distracting but still a really beautiful image Eleanor! Great timing! 8)
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