Royal Tern Over
Royals Terns make amazing dive bombs for their prey which are usually small baitfish running close to the surface and sometimes if you are lucky you get to see them “Tern Over” in mid air.
This Royal Tern is really shaking off the water it soaked up after a dive for prey but it also does make it difficult to tell which way is up!
This was taken on a cloudy morning, oh how I wish it had been “Sunnyside up”.
Life is good.
Mia
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Thanks for your comments on this fun Royal Tern shot everyone!
Mia, this is my absolute favorite aspect of tern behavior! We have Caspians here who fly around the Port of Seattle and I’m hampered a tad by the backdrop and my camera’s fidgeting AF on busy backgrounds. But when that spin around happens, as you portray it here, it brings me such joy – the turn, the shake off, the aerobatic nature of it all.
What an interesting behavior! Great shot.
Good grief – how do you nab these absolutely amazing shots, Mia? LOVE that you captured the water droplets, too!
Amazing shot.
Wonderful photograph, Mia!
Very cool! As many of them as I’ve seen I’ve never seen one fly upside down. Great shot!
Really awesome capture, Mia. I did have to look closely to see which way was “up.” He is a beautiful bird with lovely contrast in his feathers and bill.
What a fantastic capture Mia:)
what a funny position !!! excelent picture, well done mia
have a nice day ☼