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Caspian tern flying west with a fish
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Caspian tern flying west with a fish (Hydroprogne caspia)

Once again I've made a somewhat poor photo of a Caspian tern and realized upon examination that the bird is carrying a fish in their bill. How do they know not to get close enough for a better shot when they have food?
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Habitat
Flying west over a largish public park in a residential area south of downtown Seattle
Location
Jefferson Park, north Beacon Hill, Seattle WA, USA
Date taken
May 12, 2021
Scientific name
Hydroprogne caspia
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I love terns Vingio and was so pleased to have seen some of these when I went to Australia.

An excellent couple of flight images you've taken of this one - thanks for showing them to us.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
vingio54
Date added
View count
292
Comment count
1

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5300
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Auto, did not fire
Filename
caspian tern 3.jpg
File size
587.3 KB
Date taken
Tue, 11 May 2021 7:17 PM
Dimensions
2310px x 1580px

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