A couple of shots from Sunday

PeterD-2009PeterD-2009 Registered Users Posts: 618 Major grins
edited August 5, 2009 in Wildlife
Back at the Tern Colony.

A pair of Tern shot up into the sky, cork-screwing around each other. Not much time to get a shot at them but here it is.

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This picture captures the lower bird rising and the upper bird in a steep banking curve (see the tail feathers fully extended). When I saw this shot, I immediately thought of dancers in the sky. So gracefull but at the same time fully focussed.

A little later, the local Peregrine arrived to try and grab a quick meal. To my surprise, all the adult Common Tern flew up to intercept it, buzzed it and forced it to fly off empty clawed.

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Sorry the dof is just not enough but these were only two of the dozen or so Common Tern that responded to the attack

I suppose this one could be forgiven for not obeying the sign:D

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Cheers for now

Comments

  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2009
    That first shot definitely has a high cool factor! Nice catch.:D

    The last one....rolleyes1.gif
  • PeterD-2009PeterD-2009 Registered Users Posts: 618 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2009
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    That first shot definitely has a high cool factor! Nice catch.:D

    The last one....rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks Ric.
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