{"id":16093,"date":"2014-10-11T04:12:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T10:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=16093"},"modified":"2026-04-28T06:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:19:09","slug":"sandwich-tern-and-a-pastel-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/10\/11\/sandwich-tern-and-a-pastel-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandwich Tern And A Pastel Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SandwichSandwich Tern and a pastel sky – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/800, ISO 200, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 310mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I have tons of images I haven’t processed and last week while searching for a Royal Tern<\/span><\/a> to post I came across this Sandwich Tern I had taken in Florida in 2009.<\/p>\n

Quite often while I lived in Florida I practiced my flight shot skills by photographing the\u00a0gulls and terns\u00a0at Fort De Soto’s north beach because they were plentiful and they\u00a0were in flight a lot.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

And they are beautifully graceful too.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Sandwich Tern photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. 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