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Lesser Crested Tern. This image was taken on Brunie Island Tasmania while they were feeding on small fish. Australia,Geotagged,Lesser crested tern,Thalasseus bengalensis,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Lesser Crested Tern.

This image was taken on Brunie Island Tasmania while they were feeding on small fish.

    comments (5)

  1. Either a crested tern or a greater crested tern.

    Dave
    Posted 9 years ago
    1. You already got there. I should have re-booted the post :)

      Good job.

      Dave
      Posted 9 years ago
    2. Thanks Dave i did have the same thoughts so run it by one of the bird experts and he came up with Lesser, certainly open for discussion as i dont have much of a handle on sea birds. Posted 9 years ago
      1. I just flicked through the Australian birds. Once you establish that the feathers spread during low level feeding, it can only be a tern. I was going to leave the rest to you anyway :)

        DAve
        Posted 9 years ago
  2. Great capture, at the right instant! Posted 3 years ago

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The lesser crested tern is a seabird of the gull family Laridae. It breeds in subtropical coastal parts of the world mainly from the Red Sea across the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific, and Australia, with a significant population on the southern coast of the Mediterranean on two islands off the Libyan coast. Accidental breeding has also been reported in Italy and France. The Australian birds are probably sedentary, but other populations are migratory, wintering south to South Africa.

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Uploaded Apr 17, 2016. Captured Jun 28, 2015 23:39 in 730 Adventure Bay Rd, Adventure Bay TAS 7150, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/6.3
  • 1/5312s
  • ISO320
  • 500mm