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Whiskered Tern

Whiskered Tern (Image ID 37243)
Photographed bySimon Pelling on Fri 8th Nov, 2019 and uploaded on Wed 13th Nov, 2019 .
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ID37243
CommentTwo or three of these terns were hawking over the water at the golf course. It was a bitter, wet and windy day but the evening sun burst through at exactly the right moment for this photo. If you look closely you can see a strand of some sort of weed on the legs.
EquipmentCanon 80D; Canon EF 100-400 L Mk II zoom. 400mm, ISO400, 1/1250s, f/5.6, Av mode with -2/3 EV. Processed in DxO Photolab 3
LocationSanctuary Lakes, Point Cook, Victoria
Keywordsin flight, adult, breeding plumage/features
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