sterna forsteri – Feathered Photography

Another “Fresh Juvenile” Forster’s Tern In Flight

Yes, Virginia, sometimes lightening does strike twice. (3 photos)

My First “Fresh Juvenile” Forster’s Tern

I’m enamored. (7 photos)

Forster’s Tern Twisted Almost 90° In Flight

One of the more unusual tern flight postures I’ve captured.

Forster’s Tern In An Asymmetrical Hovering Posture

One of the very few times I wasn’t shooting from inside my pickup while using a pool noodle as a lens rest.

Forster’s Tern – A Dive And Then Something Special

One of these shots immediately became one of my favorite bird photos and we can’t even see the bird’s head. (4 photos)

Forster’s Tern Aerial Gymnastics

A couple of flight postures I doubt I’ll ever see again. Almost certainly I’ll never photograph them again. (2 photos)

Forster’s Tern Flying Low Over A Pond

I don’t post photos of terns very often so I figured it’s high time I did.

Forster’s Terns Fishing In Flight And Emerging With A Fish

It’s been two years since I’ve posted images of this species but yesterday morning at Farmington Bay WMA I had some luck with them (yes, the gate at Farmington is now open).

Forster’s Tern Feeding A Juvenile On A Morbid Perch

There are perches and then there are… perches.

Forster’s Tern In A Setting I Like

Blue sky backgrounds for birds in flight are ok but I grow tired of them and prefer something more interesting and challenging.

Forster’s Tern In Flight

There’s no fish in this one but I like the elegance of the tern in flight.

Forster’s Tern In Flight With A Fish (+ dealing with the vagaries of bird photography)

Operator error and lack of needed skills are probably the most common causes of screwed up action/flight shots of birds but there are other villains we have absolutely no control over.