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Tern's Courtship Feeding Ritual - Click image to view larger!


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Exposure Date: 2010:04:19 06:13:50;
Make: Canon;
Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II;
ExposureTime: 1/1250 s;
FNumber: f/6;
ISOSpeedRatings: 500;
ExposureBiasValue: 0;
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode;
FocalLength: 400 mm;
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS Windows;

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Common Terns have a unique mating ritual in which the pair do

acrobatic flights together over the nesting island. The male also intices

the female to pair with him by bringing her fish, a behavior called

courtship feeding. Studies have shown that the female chooses her

mate by the size and number of fish brought to her by the male.

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Thanks Kathy!

Thanks David! Yes, I had the same thought looking at this last night, a couple more steps to the right and this would have been much better  to get the bird's eye (both birds) and presentation of the feeding process. Also wish for a longer lens too (this crop is almos 100% view).

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