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Caspian Tern over Lake Ontario. August 7, 2009. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

 

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Sony DSLR A200 camera. Sigma 400mm APO prime lens, Sony 55-200mm lens, Sony 18-70mm lens, Kenko 1.5X teleconverter.

That is a BEAUTIFUL shot!

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Amazing photograph!

 

And indeed, it does deserve another tern!

 Forster's maybe? Gulf of Mexico.

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Thanks Curlybird and Goose. I am glad you took my subtle hint and posted a Tern pic yourself Goose. As The World Terns.

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Sony DSLR A200 camera. Sigma 400mm APO prime lens, Sony 55-200mm lens, Sony 18-70mm lens, Kenko 1.5X teleconverter.

Well, okay - if you want another Tern here you go. 

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Life List: 139
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Now it's my tern, nothing better than a good Sandwich. 

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Watching over the flock - these caspian's cause problems on the Wa/Oregon coast.  The eat the salmon fry that are a the mouth of the Columbia river. 

Are you sure that's not a Caspian with that solid red beak? The tail doesn't look forked enough to be a Common either. Nice shot, one way or the other.

 

mj3151, I think you could be quite right. I didn't know which way to go with the ID because this one seemed small for a Caspian. I wasn't very confident in my ID to start with. I am changing it to Caspian.

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Sony DSLR A200 camera. Sigma 400mm APO prime lens, Sony 55-200mm lens, Sony 18-70mm lens, Kenko 1.5X teleconverter.

cairnstone:

 

mj3151, I think you could be quite right. I didn't know which way to go with the ID because this one seemed small for a Caspian. I wasn't very confident in my ID to start with. I am changing it to Caspian.

My compliments to mj3151 for the question and cairnstone for starting the thread.  In all of these postings I hope that all of us are looking critically at the birds to ensure that the poster has the right bird.  My skills are just in the beginning stages and needs a lot of help.  Knowing that the experienced folks out there are looking over our shoulder is exactly what drives my postings and why I read all these threads.  Way to go.  I would celebrate someone finding an error in one of my pictures as it makes for a learning experience.

Having had your tern, here is something that is a bit more Common.

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Latest Birds: Black-throated Green Warbler, Pine Warbler, Eastern Kingbird, Rufous-backed Robin, Crissal Thrasher

I'm confused, Cairnstone - on your post, which started this thread, you called it a Caspian so why is it in question?  I'm not accusing anyone of anything; just confused - maybe I'm not seeing something.

**EDIT:  Nevermind - I realize now that you had originally called it a Common Tern and you must have gone in and edited it to Caspian - sorry!!

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Life List: 139
Latest: Cedar Waxwing!!!!!!!

At "Least" I have a "Tern" at this, too!

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Life List: 139
Latest: Cedar Waxwing!!!!!!!

It's time this thread took a darker Tern!

How about a black one?

 

 

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Lifers: 134

Recent additions: Black-throated Green Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Great Horned Owl
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I'm on tern overload...but I can't tern away.

Common Terns

Least

 

 

Show off!!!!!!!!!!!  Beautiful!