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Friday, June 17, 2011

FLYday - Common Tern

Common Tern with fish - Phippsburg,
Maine

FLYday is an homage to what our feathered friends do best, fly.
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18 comments:

  1. clay ballJune 18, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    What a graceful photo...full of stillness and motion & the pale blue sky...lovely!
    clay ball
    June 17, 2011 03:33 PM

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  2. AFTERMATHJune 18, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Clayball, thanks for that. Terns are tricky to photograph as they are very swift and agile fliers, too.

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  3. Felicia LeeJune 18, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    Very sweet--that tern is going to have a fine feast indeed!
    Felicia Lee
    June 17, 2011 06:03 PM

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  4. Bill S.June 18, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    Great picture. It is always fun to catch the birds in flight.

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  5. AFTERMATHJune 18, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Thank you, Felicia Lee. It amazes me the size of what these birds catch and then fly with. Think of pulling from the water something half your size and then running with it!

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  6. FusunAJune 18, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    cannot add any more to what the previous two commentators have already stated. Thank you for sharing this beauty!
    ♥R
    FusunA
    June 17, 2011 06:27 PM

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  7. AFTERMATHJune 18, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    FusunA and Bill, thank you for the compliments and comments.

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  8. ChrisJune 18, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    Beautiful fly shot Robin... Excellent

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  9. AFTERMATHJune 18, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Thanks, Chris. It's a fun bird, for sure.

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  10. AtHomePilgrimJune 18, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    Guess he got take-out . . . Beautiful this, with seeming soft roundness of the chest and belly joined with sharp points fore, aft, port, and starboard, and sharp edges along the wing front, and the sharp truth of the predator and prey.
    AtHomePilgrim
    June 18, 2011 09:00 AM

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  11. KwomblesJune 21, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Incredible shot! :-)
    Kwombles
    June 21, 2011 12:38 PM

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  12. ChrisJune 24, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Wow splendid flying picture Robin!!! Love it very much!

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  13. AFTERMATHJune 24, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    Crhis and Kwombles, thank you both very much. It's an amazing bird, capable of tremendous speed and power, though it's not very big.

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  14. Chrissie PrissieJune 24, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    The curves and points of this handsome (pretty?) tern just popped out at me. Lovely.
    Chrissie Pissie
    June 24, 2011 06:19 PM

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  15. ksdoolittleJuly 3, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    Love that header!! Beautiful tern. A great capture. ~karen

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  16. Rodney RoeJuly 19, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Thanks for the outstanding photo. I imagine the next shot would be of the tern flipping that fish up and eating it in mid-air.
    Rodney Roe
    July 19, 2011 07:19 AM

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  17. Nellie from Beyond My GardenJuly 20, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Good catch! - yes, you and the tern.
    nellie

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  18. AFTERMATHJuly 21, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    Thanks Nellie. That was pretty funny!

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