Wednesday 19 November 2014

Wild Bird Wednesday 123 - Crested Tern

I involved in a wee bit of work travel early this week, so this will be a brief post.

These birds as Crested Terns - Sterna bergii - and they are the tern I most commonly see.  In some ways these are my 'default' terns and I find others by noticing that they are not this one!

They are rather more relaxed than some other birds and give photographers a better chance to get close to them.

I am also very fond of them because I saw some on my very first day in Australia!








The flight shots were all taken near Queenscliff and the birds sitting on the jetty are at Swan bay.

Now its over to you - click the blue button and away you go.


38 comments:

  1. such cool birds! love their 'attitude'. great flight shots, too!

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  2. What a lovely bird! Great shots!

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  3. I could spend hours watching Terns flying.

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  4. Great photos of the birds in flight!

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  5. I love to watch terns flying over a harbour!

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  6. Terns means summer to me .Lovley photos ,Nette

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  7. Beautiful birds and terrific captures as always, Stewart!! Hope your week is going well! Enjoy!

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  8. beautiful birds

    I love when I see them mixing with gulls on the beach...like the hippies slumming with the beat nicks -laugh

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  9. The color is so pretty in those shots. Terns deserve their turn in the spotlight!

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  10. I recall seeing Lesser Crested in 2005 but I guess this version is much bigger.
    Excellent shots Stewart.

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  11. Lovely birds ! Great pictures !

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  12. They are gorgeous shots. I really love terns since I saw fairy terns in Midway as a child. They endeared terns to me, but also birds in general!

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  13. Love the last image! Comical yet sweet!

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  14. Tremendous shots Stewart. Everything is spot on with exposure, sharpness and colour.

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  15. Fantastic flight shots! I love the last photo with the head tilt!

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  16. A feeling of peace came over me while looking at these photos. :)

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  17. I love the aerodynamics of the Terns ... they are so swift and sleek. These are beautiful and I am glad to see that the Crested Tern has a crest while the Whiskered Tern seems whiskerless. My favorite is the little cockeyed Tern in the last picture. She(he) is turning her head like my Izzi does when she is trying to make sense of what I am saying to her. You see, even my dog knows I am goofy :) Great shots, Stewart. Hope your busy week went well ...

    Andrea @ From The Sol

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  18. Very handsome birds. Also, very streamlined. Great photos Stewart.

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  19. I love terns and these posed beautifully for you on land. And I am envious of the flight shots. So good.

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  20. A lovely Tern and all these shots are great. Love the up turned head in the last shot.

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  21. They are great birds and always a joy to watch in flight. Super shots.

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  22. Terns are such elegant birds. Great flight shots.

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  23. Hi Stewart,
    Beautiful series of pictures of the Crested Tern.
    Perfect fly images.
    Greetings Irma

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  24. Handsome birds. Love those flight shots.

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  25. Excellent shots of these lovely birds, Stewart!

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  26. These are beautiful. I like the tousled look of the crown. Thanks for hosting!

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  27. They look like very graceful birds in flight!

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  28. Such clear views of this graceful tern!

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  29. Beautiful shots. I saw my first terns just last summer - but saw a lot of them. Wonderful birds.

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  30. They are beautiful shore birds and strike a nice pose for photos! Enjoy your week! Diane

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  31. It's your tern! Nice shots.

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  32. Beautiful bird!
    This week when I woke up in the morning I heard a peep. I thought it was nothing, then I heard it again. I opened the apartment door and saw a little bird (not so little). Probably he went out the window and couldn't climb out. Then I picked up him after three attempts and blurted him out the window. He was so happy!

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  33. Beautiful birds. I love the last shot. :-)

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  34. Marvelous photos of this wonderful birds.
    Best regards, Synnöve

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