And now for something completely different, a shot of an Arctic Tern taken at a shutter speed of 1/15s.
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An Arctic Tern coming into land with a sand eel to feed its hungry chicks.
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The beautiful shapes of two arctic terns squabbling in flight. Unusually, the background of a very grey day on Staple Island adds to the drama.
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A few shots of an Arctic Tern bringing home the goods or in this case a sand eel. Taken on Staple Island, Farne Islands in Jun 17.
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My final two static shots of Arctic Terns on the Farne Islands.
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Here are more shots of arctic terns in flight taken at the Farne Islands.
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Here are a few other shots of the majestic arctic tern in flight taken at the Farne Islands.
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Following my last post on this fantastic looking sea bird in-flight at the Farne Islands, here are a number of shots of the arctic tern in a much more peaceful pose.
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I recently went on my first ever photographic trip to the Farne Islands which are located off the coast of Northumberland. The aim of the day was to view and photograph the annual event of numerous species of breeding sea birds, including puffins, razorbills and guillemots, which inhabit the islands during the summer months. I did not expect the trip to disappoint and I was proved correct; the noise and stench of tens of thousands of sea birds was chaotic and quite simply a spectacle to behold. Although much documented, an encounter with an arctic tern is both noisy and interesting – they will do anything to protect their chicks, and a peck on the head from what is quite a powerful beak requires the wearing of a hat. Notwithstanding this, the arctic terns are an elegant looking sea bird and appear quite angelic, particularly when in-flight.
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To complete my posts on the Isle of Mull, here are a few remaining shots that I could not fit into an individual post. Shame that the White Tailed Eagle was out of reach despite using my longest lens. Oh well, maybe next time.
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