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Fairy Tern
flossiepip

Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis)

Having a rest before the big off! These birds had a fabulous breeding season last year, the same again would just be wonderful.
Habitat
Lagoon
Location
waipu
Date taken
2014
Scientific name
Sterna nereis
Equipment used
Canon SX50
Staff member
Opus Editor
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What a lovely picture this is - a super pose you captured Tom.

Good luck to them - hope you report good news again later on!
 
What a beautiful close-up of this gorgeous Fairy Tern, Flossie !!! Thanks for sharing it and the good news re. the breeding season.
 
another beauty and captured so well.had the chance to use your camera last week that another birder had bought and fantastic it is super detail at a long distance and pretty good at flight shots too.if i had not already bought this one and got the chance of a secondhand lens i would definately have went for this.great capture.all the best margaret.
 
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Beautiful pose and shot!!! Best of luck to them in the coming season. We want more shots like this, so for that reason and more - we want more fairy terns :D
 
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Brilliant eye-level close-up of this Fairy Tern looking mighty comfortable. Awesome work Tom!!!!!
 

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