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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Also from Lake Tåkern. In between photographing Great Crested Grebes I took some pictures of Common Terns in flight.
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Habitat
Lakeside
Location
Lake Tåkern, Östergötland, Sweden
Date taken
29th April 2025
Scientific name
Sterna hirundo
Equipment used
Canon R7, adapter, Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Mark II
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bievreJJ
wonderful capture of this hovering tern, Graham, the details are awesome and the colours marvelous, a real wowzer, love it, many tfs!!
 
Stanley Jones
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WOW! What an impressive action shot of this gorgeous tern locked onto something below. Exquisite Graham! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Macswede
Date added
View count
208
Comment count
16

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R7
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/5000 second(s)
ISO
1600
Filename
6M4A3256.jpg
File size
187.2 KB
Date taken
Tue, 29 April 2025 6:33 PM
Dimensions
1500px x 1000px

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