Showing posts with label Silvertärna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Silvertärna. Show all posts

2014/06/07

Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

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Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern
© NF Photo 140528, Reykjavik

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
 © NF Photo 120626 at Inner Farne. GB

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.

Shadow Shot Sunday    Bird D´Pot
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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.
Scotland









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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Backlight shadows and other shadows everywhere for Shadow Shot Sunday
Camera Critters234   Wild Bird Wednesday 11   Project 52  Ein stuck himmel

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2010/08/08

Öland trip tryout

Last saturday I went to Öland. I´ve been in Gamleby and Västervik ( 3 posts on NF Photo starting HERE) for a week and now I headed south. I did go to Öland for 2 reasons. I wanted to  try my tent.  I have not slept in a tent since I was a kid and now I wanted to see if this is something I shall do in order to get to where the birds are. With a tent you are free to go where ever and when ever you like.

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My equipment, my mobile home. And, yes, it is quite OK to use.  :)

Drillsnäppa - Common Sandpiper in late evening light


Silvertärna - Arctic Tern in sunset backlight
My favourite photo from the trip.
Above: NF Photo 100731 at Sandvik. öland.

Gravand och Skärfläcka - Common Shelduck and Pied Avocet

Myrspov och Kärrsnäppa -  Bar-tailed Godwit and Dunlin
NF Photo 100801 at Eckelsudde, Öland
It was a good trip and I will do it again. But hopefully then there will be more birds. The only problem I had was to find the local Supermarket to buy food. Luckily I brought some with me. :(

The trip back home took 5 h with only one stop for gas and wc visits.

BPW 102


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2010/07/14

Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

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Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern
NF Photo 100516 at Ottenby, Öland another rainy morning :(

To be honest I would not have recognised this one myself. But one thing to look for is the long, white,  tail feathers.



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