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Taking a Tern
GeorginaEgypt

Taking a Tern (Hydroprogne caspia, Sterna repressa, Thalasseus bergii, Thalasseus bengalensis)

Confused with so many squawking terns and white eyed gulls on this exposed reef during low water at Gota Adir in the Red Sea.
Caspian terns, white cheeked terns, greater crested, lesser crested, black beaks, red beaks, orange beaks...............they were everywhere all over the rocks of the reef until the tide came in.
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Habitat
Coastal
Location
Gota Adir Reef, Red Sea, Egypt
Date taken
15th June 2019
Scientific name
Hydroprogne caspia, Sterna repressa, Thalasseus bergii, Thalasseus bengalensis
Equipment used
Nikon coolpix B700
delia todd
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OMG!!!

You know Georgina, I just love terns, but I'd find sorting this lot really confusing!! Especially as I've never seen any of these myself LOL

What a grand picture of this awesome sight. Very well recorded lass.

Just thinking... you could try posting an uncropped picture of this in the [COLOR="Blue"]Fun Quizzes forum[/COLOR], and see what they make of it.... the harder you can make it the better;)
 
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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Great goodness Georgina.... I didn't realise the original picture was that difficult!!!

I can't even see a bird there LOL. I didn't want to reply on your thread, or it would've given them a clue as to where to find this picture LOL
 
GeorginaEgypt
Haha let's wait and see and I can make it easier.

The quiz photo was when we were approaching the reef by boat and I wasn't sure how close we would moor.

This photo wasn't cropped, just zoomed so it is the original.

Greetings from the hot sunshine of Egypt.
 
Kits
I like the caption! A great capture of this group, Georgina.
 
Stanley Jones
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Great action shot of this mixed tern and gull group. Fabulous stop-action, focus, colors, detail, setting, and background. TFS Georgina!
 

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