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Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Description:

This was the second Tern of the pair. Hard to tell which is male and which one is female. It was fun to see it slam dive while fishing.

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10 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Here is a spotting of it's mate which was successful in it's fishing attempts.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/262...

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

added more pictures.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

They feed mainly on fish, which they dive for, hovering high over the water and then plunging.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

added another pic.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Thank you ,Carolina.

Caroline.V.
Caroline.V. 10 years ago

Cool pic

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Thnx ,Satyen! :)

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Nice series Jemma!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Thnx. Ali! :)

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 10 years ago

Very Nice Jemma!

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Walnut Creek, California, USA

Spotted on Jun 11, 2013
Submitted on Jun 11, 2013

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