Terns
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Wendy Ternes
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But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean. Blue, green, gray, white or black; smooth, ruffled, or mountainous; that ocean is not silent. All my days have I watched it and listened to it, and I know it well. At first it told to me only the plain little tales of calm beaches and near ports, but with the years it grew more friendly and spoke of other things; of things more strange and more distant in space and time. Sometimes at twilight the gray vapors of the horizon have parted to grant me glimpses of the ways beyond; and sometimes at night the deep waters of the sea have grown clear and phosphorescent, to grant me glimpses of the ways beneath. And these glimpses have been as often of the ways that were and the ways that might be, as of the ways that are; for ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time. (H. P. Lovecraft)
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It’s a bit interesting to see a winged and a flightless bird having a barny. The little Adele penguin was outraged by the attack of the Arctic Tern who was defending possible intrusion on their nesting area on a nearby cliff..
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Noosa North Shore, fisherman picked a good place to fish, well the birds think so at least! Nice deep low tide gutter, looking South, too windy to see more than a few kilometres. Canon 50D 10mm. Available Large, and best viewed LARGE :)
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Penguin Island, Rockingham, Western Australia
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WILD AND FREE / / On the last morning of our Arctic trip we had a few hours to spend in Longyearbyen before our departure. We went for a walk along the shore and came across these Arctic Terns. They were very protective and dived bombed everyone. This image was taken with a 10mm lens – so he was pretty close! (Spitzbergen – Scandinavian Arctic) /
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Crested Crested Tern with a Pilchard for breakfast
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Arctic tern, Farne Islands, Northumberland.
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Continuing the parody of that iconic song ‘There is a Season’ by The Byrds. These three Sterna bergii (Crested Terns) were photographed while taking shelter on their rocky perch at Shelley Beach , Port Macquarie , NSW, Australia, on a very grey, very damp winter day. The Terns are Australian a native seabird and very common around the Port Macquarie beaches and estuaries. I found that I could get to within fifteen to twenty feet (5-7m) from these seabirds before they became twitchy and that by leaning against a large rock I was quite able to hold the camera firmly enough for the relatively slow shutter speed required for the exposure. Fuji S5500: f/9 @ 1/38sec, ISO 100, Chrome colour setting. / Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Aussie Birds collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more fine feathered friends. Enjoy! AUSSIE BIRDS / (Click the links!) Sterna bergii / Sterna bergii & Anhinga novaehollandiae- / Sterna hirundo / Ardea alba / Butorides striatus – Rufous Morph / Butorides striatus – Rufous Morph / Cacatua roseicapilla / Pandion haliaetus / Pandion haliaetus / Larus novaehollandiae / Larus novaehollandiae / Larus novaehollandiae / Cygnus atratus / Colluricincla harmonica / Meliphaga lewinii / Porphyrio porphyrio, Gallinula tenebrosa & Anas castanea / Porphyrio porphyrio / Porphyrio porphyrio / Gallinula tenebrosa & Threskiornis molucca / Gallinula tenebrosa / Gallinula tenebrosa & Threskiornis molucca / Dacelo novaeguineae / Dacelo novaeguineae / Dacelo novaeguineae / Dromaius novaehollandiae / Phylidonyris nigra / Boorganna Silhouette / Rhipidura leucophrys / Anthochaera chrysoptera /
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WILD AND FREE / / On the last morning of our Arctic trip we had a few hours to spend in Longyearbyen before our departure. We went for a walk along the shore and came across these Arctic Terns. They were very protective and dived bombed everyone. / / (Spitzbergen – Scandinavian Arctic) / /
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WILD AND FREE / / On the last morning of our Arctic trip we had a few hours to spend in Longyearbyen before our departure. We went for a walk along the shore and came across these Arctic Terns. They were very protective and dived bombed everyone. / / (Spitzbergen – Scandinavian Arctic) / /
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Terns roosting after the rain – shot in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
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Sorry about the title but I just could not resist the parody of that iconic song ‘There is a Season’ by The Byrds. These three Sterna bergii (Crested Terns) and their outstanding companion, Anhinga novaehollandiae (Darter), were photographed while taking shelter on their rocky perch at Shelley Beach , Port Macquarie , NSW, Australia, on a very grey, very damp winter day. Both species are Australian native seabirds and very common around the Port Macquarie beaches and estuaries. I found that I could get to within fifteen to twenty feet (5-7m) from these seabirds before they became twitchy and that by leaning against a large rock I was quite able to hold the camera firmly enough for the relatively slow shutter speed required for the exposure. Fuji S5500: f/9 @ 1/38sec, ISO 100, Chrome colour setting. / Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Aussie Birds collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more fine feathered friends. DARTERS & CORMORANTS / (Click the links!) Sterna bergii & Anhinga novaehollandiae / Phalacrocorax sulcirostris / Anhinga melanogaster / Anhinga melanogaster & Phalacrocorax melanoleucos / Anhinga melanogaster / Anhinga melanogaster /
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A Sanderling on Bermuda’s South Shore in the evening light
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A California least tern. This smallest member of the tern subfamily is an endangered species. Historically they nested on many South Californian beaches, but because of loss of habitat and human disturbance their numbers have been greatly reduced. / At Bolsa Chica (CA) two islands have been built for least tern nesting. They arrive there in April from Central or South America and begin nesting in early May. Nests – nothing more than slight depressions scraped out by the adult – are located on barren sandy areas. Two or three eggs are typically laid and young terns hatch in 20 to 25 days and begin flying about 20 days later. Least terns forage for small fish such as anchovies, top smelt, surfperch and California killifish. Undisturbed nesting and foraging areas are the key to the survival of the California least tern.
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On the last morning of our Arctic trip we had a few hours to spend in Longyearbyen before our departure. We went for a walk along the shore and came across these Arctic Terns. They were extremely protective, repeatedly dive-bombing me as I photographed them! / / (Spitzbergen – Scandinavian Arctic) / / >< / / / / / /
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The Sun now rose upon the right : / Out of the sea came he, / Still hid in mist, and on the left / Went down into the sea Okay I know this is not an albatross, nor did I shoot it with a bow and arrow (just my camera!) but the arctic tern is a true ocean-going traveller. / Our paths crossed so briefly and shortly his travels will take him to the southern oceans whilst I venture as far as the shops… Thanks for taking a peep. / Richard
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acrilics on ply on of my smaller pieces being 3ft by 2ft and is a pic of a tern takeing a drink of water whilst in flight the baletic eligance and grace of wildlife is a truly amazing site i have never yet seen a dancer baly or otherwise that can capture the movement of a big cat or the agility of an ape or the stamina of a wolf
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A Crested Tern Sterna bergii strikes a pose to present a fresh fish to his partner. Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia. Featured in the group Sapphire and Nature Coasts, NSW 12 April 2009 Featured in the group Sapphire and Nature Coasts, NSW 17 November 2008
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