{"id":26739,"date":"2015-07-18T05:20:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T11:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=26739"},"modified":"2024-10-10T04:14:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:14:40","slug":"juvenile-sandwich-tern-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/07\/18\/juvenile-sandwich-tern-in-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Immature Sandwich Tern In Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ImmatureImmature Sandwich Tern in flight – Nikon D200, handheld, f5.6, 1\/1250, ISO 200, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 270mm, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

I processed an older image of a immature Sandwich Tern in flight from my Florida archives to post this morning.<\/p>\n

This photo was taken in August of 2008 at the north beach of Fort De Soto where I could see quite a few of the young terns.<\/p>\n

Sandwich Terns are found on the Eastern and Gulf Coasts and the Caribbean where they are never far from salt water. These terns breed on beaches, barrier islands, and man-made dredge islands.<\/p>\n

This is not a tern I would see in Utah!<\/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 processed an older image of a juvenile Sandwich Tern in flight from my Florida archives to post this morning. 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