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Royal Tern
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) non-breeding plumage.
Habitat
Salt farm adjacent to mangrove swamps giving way to secondary Pacific tropical dry forest up-slope at ca. 10 m (33 ft) elevation.
Location
La Ensenada Lodge, east side of Nicoya Bay, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
Date taken
July 2023
Scientific name
Thalasseus maximus
Equipment used
Canon
beautiful inflight capture of this elegant tern, Stanley, showing great details, top class, many tfs!!
 
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Stunning inflight capture ... wonderful work, Stanley ... tfs ...
 

Media information

Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
324
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
500
Filename
Royal Tern, Salt Farm, La Ensenada Lode, Puntaranas Province, Costa Rica.jpg
File size
843.1 KB
Date taken
Fri, 07 July 2023 4:44 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 658px

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