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Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II

@birding@.lemmy.world

300mm, f/5.6, 1/1250s, ISO 400

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a royal tern in flight, waves crashing in the background
Jan 28, 2024, 19:36 · · 2 · 0
Swede’s Photographs

Let's all go to the party.

These are a bunch of royal terns (Thalasseus maximus), Forester's terns (Sterna forsteri), and ring billed gulls (Larus delawarensis). The focus is on the Forester's terns closer to the bottom of the frame. This was at Holly Beach, Louisiana.

"Flashing slender, silvery wings and an elegantly forked tail, Forster's Terns cruise above the shallow waters of marshes and coastlines looking for fish. These medium-sized white terns are often confused with the similar Common Tern, but Forster’s Terns have a longer tail and, in nonbreeding plumage, a distinctive black eye patch. Where Common breeds on outer beaches and barrier islands, Forster’s nests farther inland, on edges of freshwater marshes and saltmarshes. It is the only medium-sized tern species found in the United States mainland in winter." - allaboutbirds.org

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In this photo, there are dozens of waterbirds standing on a beach looking out to sea. Near a tidal pool at the bottom of the frame there are Forester's terns, one of which is standing in the tidal pool. Farther up the in the frame are the larger royal terns, distinct with their bright orange bills. Mixed in among the terns are a few ring-billed gulls. Foamy waves are approaching at the top of the frame. Forester's tern description: "A slender, long-tailed, long-winged seabird with a long, pointed bill and short legs. When perched, the long tail streamers extend past the end of the wings. Breeding adults are gray above and white below, with a black cap and orange bill with black tip. The wingtips are silvery gray, and the legs are orange. Nonbreeding adults are ghostly pale overall, with a dark bill, white crown, and thick blackish eye patch. Juveniles are similar to nonbreeding adults but have tan feathers on the upperparts, a pale base to the bill, and a shorter tail." - allaboutbireds.org
Oct 27, 2023, 15:24 · · 3 · 0
Swede’s Photographs

Let's Cool Off.

Here are a bunch of mostly royal and Forester's terns. There is a gull on the left side, maybe a black-billed gull. On the bottom right is a sanderling racing the waves.

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This is a photograph of a beach with over a dozen birds gathered at the water's edge. There is brown sand at the bottom of the frame. Farther up, where the wand is still wet with a thin layer of water, there are reflections of birds. There is a irregular line of foamy water pushing up the beach and beyond that the water is choppy. In a slightly diagonal line at the top of the frame is a wave approaching beach.
Jul 04, 2023, 14:48 · · 9 · 0
Swede’s Photographs

Bird Beach Party.

I'm not sure where my focus is on this photograph. Perhaps no where because it all seems slightly out of focus. I like looking at it none the less. The beach on a hot day is what the doctor ordered.

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This is a photograph taken at Holy Beach, Louisiana. The upper two thirds of the photo is blue tinted ocean water, the lower edge of the frame is brown sand. As the water closes on the beach it rises in swells and white foamy waves form, then push up the beach creating tide pools. On the beach is a group of about 40 birds, several different species of gulls, terns, sanderlings, and some that I can't identify. Most of the birds are on the beach at the water's edge but a few are in the air flying over the others.
Jun 12, 2023, 16:12 · · 6 · 0
Swede’s Photographs

Holly Beach.

This is a scene from Holly Beach, Louisiana, on the Gulf of Mexico. The birds are various gulls and terns.

"Holly Beach, also known as Cajun Riviera, is a sandy beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, where you can camp, fish, and enjoy the Gulf of Mexico." - wikipedia.org

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In this scene the is blue ocean and blue sky. There are white waves rolling up churning against brown sand. various white sea birds are flying above the waves - I count seven and there are three birds on the shore gazing out to sea. Where the sand is wet, I see reflections of the birds on shore.
Mar 06, 2023, 13:37 · · 5 · 0
Swede’s Photographs

It's your tern.

Back at the beach there are forester's terns in the foreground and out of focus royal terns in the background.

"Forster's and Black Terns breed near each other in marshes. The young, downy chicks can wander away from the nest, and sometimes a parent feeds a young bird of the wrong species." allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #ForestersTern #RoyalTern

A forester's tern is taking flight while other terns look out to sea.
Feb 23, 2023, 12:46 · · 6 · 0
Swede’s Photographs

Royal Tern

This tern was far away, so the photo doesn't have the detail I would like. It does capture how sleek and streamlined the bird looks in the air.

" large tern, slender and long winged. The head is fairly large and often has a ragged crest at the back. Royal Terns have a substantial body, a long, forked tail, and short legs. The bill is long and daggerlike." - allaboutbirds.org

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Dec 23, 2022, 13:47 · · 11 · 0

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