Flock of Terns Flying Through

by Judi Dressler

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Flock of Terns Flying Through

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Judi Dressler

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While visiting my son and his family in California, I stumbled across a colony of Common Terns hanging out by the shore. Periodically they would all take off and then shortly afterwards, they'd land again fairly close to where they were before. I love this shot of them flying towards me against the contrasting background!

From Cornell's website: "A graceful, black-and-white waterbird, the Common Tern is the most widespread tern in North America. It can be seen plunging from the air into water to catch small fish along rivers, lakes, and oceans. The Common Tern drinks mainly on the wing, gliding with its wings slightly raised and dipping its bill several times into the water."

Photograph taken June 19th, 2019, at Half-Moon Bay, California.

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August 29th, 2019

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