Oysterbeds 2011 - Tern Images 10 May

PeterD-2009PeterD-2009 Registered Users Posts: 618 Major grins
edited May 12, 2011 in Wildlife
Some may remember I posted images from this site during the breeding season last year. Well, this years season has just started with the arrival of the Common Tern over the last couple of weeks. This is the period where the birds are seeking out a bit of territory for themselves on the islands in the lagoon. As usual, they have to vie for space with their usual neighbours the Black-headed Gulls. This can lead to aerial disputes.

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The Tern is a very swift bird in flight which easily outmanoeuvres the Black-headed Gull. These were very difficult images to get due to the background and speed of action so please excuse the quality.

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Cheers

Peter

http://www.imageinuk.com

Comments

  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2011
    Peter, I thought these were good, and especially considering you were getting more than one bird in focus and in your frame. I also like your explanation--it is fun to learn about birds we don't have in our area. thumb.gif

    Best, Pam
  • PeterD-2009PeterD-2009 Registered Users Posts: 618 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2011
    PGM wrote: »
    Peter, I thought these were good, and especially considering you were getting more than one bird in focus and in your frame. I also like your explanation--it is fun to learn about birds we don't have in our area. thumb.gif

    Best, Pam

    Thanks for your reply and comments Pamthumb.gif
    Cheers

    Peter

    http://www.imageinuk.com
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2011
    Good set with a high degree of difficulty.
    Harry
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  • PeterD-2009PeterD-2009 Registered Users Posts: 618 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2011
    Harryb wrote: »
    Good set with a high degree of difficulty.

    Thank you Harrythumb.gif
    Cheers

    Peter

    http://www.imageinuk.com
  • PeterBirdPeterBird Registered Users Posts: 84 Big grins
    edited May 12, 2011
    Getting both the tern and the gull in focus against such a busy background was quite an accomplishment! Well done!
    Peter
  • PeterD-2009PeterD-2009 Registered Users Posts: 618 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2011
    PeterBird wrote: »
    Getting both the tern and the gull in focus against such a busy background was quite an accomplishment! Well done!
    Peter

    Thank you Peter. That was one of the really hard parts of making this shoot. Plus of course the sheer speed of the birds made it difficult in keeping them in the frame at 500mm focal length.
    Cheers

    Peter

    http://www.imageinuk.com
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