Sandwich Tern and a pastel sky – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1/800, ISO 200, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 310mm, natural light
I have tons of images I haven’t processed and last week while searching for a Royal Tern to post I came across this Sandwich Tern I had taken in Florida in 2009.
Quite often while I lived in Florida I practiced my flight shot skills by photographing the gulls and terns at Fort De Soto’s north beach because they were plentiful and they were in flight a lot.
When the bait fish were running just off the shore there could be hundreds of gulls, terns, and pelicans in a feeding frenzy and that made for loads of flight shots and quick action.
And they are beautifully graceful too.
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my Sandwich Tern photos plus facts and information about this species.
This species is new to me — beautiful image and so graceful we all agree.
so lovely!!!!
Such a graceful shape! Beautiful!
Wow – he’s very pretty!