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Hydroprogne caspia (Caspian tern)

Apparently they also sometimes catch fish at the surface by skimming.


Altitude: 6m (19 feet)
Camera: Nikon D800
Date: Sunday, September 4th, 2016 at 7:46 AM
Exposure: 1/400 sec at f5.6
Exposure Compensation: 851 ev
ISO: 200 asa
Lens: 400mm f2.8G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR + TC-20E III
With cropping (you see 22% of the image as shot), this lens is effectively a 1690mm lens on a 35mm camera
Location:
At The Beach At Sunset Common Yellowthroat Immature Female Tree Swallow Red Wing Blackbird In Red Elderberry Caspian Tern Looking For Fish Great Blue Heron With Morning Fog Northern Harrier With Feather Bald Eagle Flying With Bird Remains Rufous Male Hummingbird Claira Scooting Claira Loves Ride Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Nara On The Zip Line At The Beach At Sunset Common Yellowthroat Red Wing Blackbird In Red Elderberry Rufous Hummingbird Landing Red Wing Blackbird Comparison Iona Spit At Sunset Caspian Tern Looking For Fish Hooded Merganser Juvenile With Crab Great Blue Heron With Morning Fog Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR David and Eric on Large Pump House Crocuses Growing In The Field Brown Eyed Susans Undershot Nara On The Zip Line At The Beach At Sunset Common Yellowthroat Two Tree Swallows On Bird Box Rays Through The Holes In The Clouds Caspian Tern Looking For Fish Claira Scooting Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse David and Eric on Large Pump House Crocuses Growing In The Field Wetlands From Tower Belted_Kingfisher Nara On The Zip Line At The Beach At Sunset Common Yellowthroat First Trap Hauled Up Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake At Ladner Whiskey Cove, Belcarra At Crab Park Common Yellowthroat Immature Female Tree Swallow Red Wing Blackbird In Red Elderberry Rufous Hummingbird Landing Two Tree Swallows On Bird Box Female Red Winged Blackbird With Baby Food Tree Swallows Mating Iona Spit At Sunset Caspian Tern Looking For Fish Hooded Merganser Juvenile With Crab Great Blue Heron With Morning Fog David and Eric on Large Pump House White Crowned Sparrow Fern Growing Out Of Mossy Trunk Fern Nearly Straight Fern With A Slight Twist Ferns Growing On Fallen Log Beans Picked For The Feast Common Yellowthroat Immature Female Tree Swallow Red Wing Blackbird In Red Elderberry Rufous Hummingbird Landing Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park View Down Oak Street Burrard Street Bridge in Snow David and Eric on Large Pump House Art On The Beach English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Blues and Purples First Beach 2004 Sunset White Crowned Sparrow Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse David and Eric on Large Pump House Art On The Beach English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Down Temple Steps Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right View From Second Chief Petgill Lake Caspian Tern Looking For Fish Caspian Tern Looking For Fish Caspian Tern Looking For Fish David and Eric on Large Pump House Common Yellowthroat Immature Female Tree Swallow Red Wing Blackbird In Red Elderberry Rufous Hummingbird Landing Two Tree Swallows On Bird Box Female Red Winged Blackbird With Baby Food Tree Swallows Mating Iona Spit At Sunset Caspian Tern Looking For Fish Hooded Merganser Juvenile With Crab Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms Betty Harveys Tree No Lawn Front Yard Classical Garden Large Enough To Play Football Blues And Purples Mixed Fern Growing Out Of Mossy Trunk Fern With A Slight Twist Ferns Growing On Fallen Log Star Magnolia Flowers Damselfly With Feet Wrapped Around Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms David and Eric on Large Pump House White Crowned Sparrow Betty Harveys Tree No Lawn Front Yard Classical Garden Large Enough To Play Football Blues And Purples Mixed Fern Growing Out Of Mossy Trunk Fern With A Slight Twist Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse At Ladner Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms David and Eric on Large Pump House Richmond Night Market Down Temple Steps Crocuses Growing In The Field Wetlands From Tower White Crowned Sparrow Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake At Ladner Whiskey Cove, Belcarra New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Left Side of Cove Panoramic Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right View From Second Chief Petgill Lake Starvation Lake Whiskey Cove, Belcarra New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog
Map
Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Richmond, Iona Beach Regional Park
Scientific Name: species related to Hydroprogne caspia (Caspian tern)
Tag: bird in flight
Larger image: 2000 x 1334
Raw image: 3484 x 2323

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