BIF - Forster's Terns

The light was nice this afternoon, so I headed down to Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. The last few times that I visited this area (during late winter), there was a lull in the birding action. Today, it appears that alot of the migrating shore birds were back...and hungry. Flocks of Forster's Terns swept back and forth over the inland ponds looking for small fish. They were amazing to watch and quite a challenge to photograph. They were constantly dive bombing into the water and coming up with a small fish in their beaks.

All shots taken with the Canon 20d and Canon 400mm f5.6. Post processing with Photoshop CS2 and Neat Image. Exif data intact.

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Very nice series Royce. Did you get some dive shots?

Thanks. I tried but didn't get any diving shots that were good enough to post. I'll keep trying though!

canonloader wrote in post #3198503
Very nice series Royce. Did you get some dive shots?

I know what you mean. Of all the shots I have looked at here and elsewhere, I have only seen one where the bird is actually entering the water. You got to be fast.

great shots here