Terns

PrescottPhotog

Hi Everyone,

I got these shots the other day. You guys (and ladies) on the coasts probably see millions of them but we don't get many (if any) around here, so it was a different bird for me to photo.

There were two adults and two young. The adults kept trying to get the two young ones to fish for themselves.. but they weren't the least bit interested in having to work for dinner. The adults have this blaring squawk and the young just peep. All day long the adults would fly and squawk and the little ones would just hang on the ground peeping and waiting for dinner. When the adults would land the young would run up for food but the adults weren't having anything to do with it and just stood there.

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jdmphoto

Very nice series

riddim_maker

You did a great job on the exposure Chris
BTW, these terns are on loan so please retern them when you're done:D

Travis

Chris, beautiful captures!

dbaker1221

great series Chris.

PrescottPhotog

Thanks JDM, Russ, Travis and Dave..

What made these guys hard to shoot for me was their black eyes. I took about 40 shots throughout the day and most came out good with different shadow and lighting hitting every part of them but just about every shot had no eyes, not even a hint of catchlight except this first shot, even the ones of them on the ground.

jwear

What made these guys hard to shoot for me was their black eyes. I took about 40 shots throughout the day and most came out good with different shadow and lighting hitting every part of them but just about every shot had no eyes, not even a hint of catchlight except this first shot, even the ones of them on the ground.

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that is what makes wildlife shooting fun -- terns are great fun to shoot [you done good] when they come to town here you meet folks you have not seen in a year again morning and afternoon light makes it a little easier yea right .

Ric Grupe

One good tern deserves another.

That's what we have here!

saurora

PrescottPhotog wrote:

The adults kept trying to get the two young ones to fish for themselves.. but they weren't the least bit interested in having to work for dinner.

Sounds like a few young people I know!!!

Great behavior captures. They are really cool birds!

bfjr

riddim_maker wrote:

You did a great job on the exposure Chris
BTW, these terns are on loan so please retern them when you're done:D

Come on now everyone deserves a TERN!!

Oh that was bad

Giphsub

So the parents were being sTERN with them?

riddim_maker

bfjr wrote:

Come on now everyone deserves a TERN!!

Oh that was bad

OK Ben, whatever TERNS you on ...:D

Harryb

Excellent captures Chris.