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common tern

  1. Common Tern

    Common Tern

    Well Peeps, We made it home OK yesterday, but not without a bit of a fiasco...Our 3rd train was late getting into Ashford, and we missed our connection to Hastings. Not wanting to wait an hour for the next one, I complained to the steward at the station, and he got us a taxi...
  2. Common Tern

    Common Tern

  3. Common Tern

    Common Tern

    A prickly prospect for this Tern.
  4. Common Tern

    Common Tern

    I wasn't sure whether it would get this large Perch down or not.
  5. Common Tern

    Common Tern

    From the Denny Hide at Rye Harbour Reserve.
  6. Common Terns

    Common Terns

    The male brings back a fish for his mate.
  7. Fishing In The Dark

    Fishing In The Dark

  8. Real love

    Real love

    Common Tern
  9. Common Tern

    Common Tern

    with Sand Eel
  10. Common Terns

    Common Terns

  11. Tern Feeding Tern

    Tern Feeding Tern

  12. Common Tern

    Common Tern

    Returning to it's mate with a fish dinner. Thought it was a Herring or similar salt water fish at the time but it seems to be a Roach ( a fresh water fish).
  13. Common Tern

    Common Tern

  14. Common Tern

    Common Tern

  15. Common Tern

    Common Tern

  16. Common Tern

    Common Tern

    Well Peeps, I had a great day out yesterday on Brownsea Island...Lots of clicks, but unfortunately not many different species. The weather stayed fine all day, so that was a bonus. Lots of action on the Tern colonies, and mostly way too close for the 500 prime, I guess I should've used the...
  17. Common Tern Hovering

    Common Tern Hovering

    Terns have amazing ability to hover over the water looking for fish
  18. "Get your Bum oot me Face"

    "Get your Bum oot me Face"

  19. Common tern

    Common tern

    This was taken from quite a distance as I was standing on the narrow path round the saltpans and looking out towards the laguna where terns and avocets are nesting on tiny islets.The bird was perched on a post jutting out of the water.
  20. Wedding Gift

    Wedding Gift

  21. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

    Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

    Photo from Danube delta More photos in the www.veberphotobank.com
  22. Common Tern preparing to dive

    Common Tern preparing to dive

  23. Common Tern

    Common Tern

    The terns were with the Curlew Sandpipers allowing us a few chances for photographs.
  24. Common Tern, Sterna hirundo, Charrn Comn

    Common Tern, Sterna hirundo, Charrn Comn

    Luis Sitges http://birdingtrekkingandnaturecom-luis.blogspot.com.es/2012/09/rutland-birdfair-august-2012.html
  25. Coming in for landing..............

    Coming in for landing..............

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