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Royal Tern (winter plumage)
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Royal Tern (winter plumage)

I haven't had a decent opportunity to photograph this species in years - and never in flight - so I was stoked when this bird made a pass of the oceanside cliff where I was perched in anticipation of flying pelicans. Ideally, he would have angled his head slightly more in my direction, but I think there is just enough eye-contact to make the frame work. 1/4000 really made for cracking feather detail, especially in the fully extended near wing. I also love the stab of orange in the otherwise blue surroundings.

La Jolla, San Diego County, California, 2/12/20
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II on EOS 1DX Mark II
1/4000 at f/5.6, ISO 640

  • Ring-billed Gull
  • American Bittern
  • Forster's Terns
  • Forster's Tern
  • Willet (Western)
  • Royal Tern (winter plumage)
  • Black-bellied Plover
  • Black-footed Albatross
  • American Oystercatcher
  • Long-billed Curlew
  • Black Skimmer - with needlefish
  • Short-billed Dowitcher
  • Andean Condor
  • Black Skimmer
  • Black-bellied Plover (winter plumage)
  • Northern Gannet
  • Buller's Shearwater
  • Dunlin
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Black Skimmer - juvenile
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