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2014/06/07

Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

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Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

It was kind of fun to catch this bird in the middle of the city of Reykjavik, Iceland. Local birders told me it is Arctic Tern.

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2014/01/11

Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

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Arctic tern sitting on my head

Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

To have cover on ones head was needed as you can see from this images. They were quite aggressive but never targeted the face, only the head.
I like the shadow the tern cast on the wall.

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2014/01/07

Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

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Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern
© NF Photo 120626 at Inner Farne. GB

These images are from my trip to Scotland in June-July in 20012. It was a real pleasure to visit the Arctic Tern colony. Even if they liked to attack your head. They had eggs and chicks were all over the place so one had to be careful walking there. And the terns were very protective of their young of course. The last image raised questions, the tern is sitting on a mans hat.

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2012/09/25

Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

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Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

NF Photo 120626 at Inner Farne.
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I have never been this close to birds before. It was a real treat and I loved every second of it. Despite the fact we was attackt most of the time. You had to wear head protection. But luckily they did not target your eyes. You had to be very careful so you stayed out of their way as chicks could wander around. I had a lot of fun trying to capture them in the backlight of the sun. And as you can see there was nests, eggs and chicks all over the place. A place I´d like to revisit.
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