{"id":26867,"date":"2014-09-27T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-27T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=26867"},"modified":"2014-09-27T06:00:20","modified_gmt":"2014-09-27T12:00:20","slug":"forsters-tern-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/27\/forsters-tern-in-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Forster’s Tern In Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Forster’s Tern is the only tern that is almost entirely restricted to North America year around.\u00a0 They’re sometimes\u00a0called\u00a0“marsh terns” because they breed primarily in fresh, brackish and saltwater marshes, including here in northern Utah.\u00a0 Prior to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Forster’s\u00a0Terns were hunted for the millenary trade\u00a0and because\u00a0of their habit of hovering over other individuals that had been killed they were particularly vulnerable to being shot.<\/p>\n

I seldom post terns here but as of late I’ve come to the realization that I tend to ignore some species in my blog posts so in the future I plan on rectifying that situation by making occasional posts about species that I’ve largely\u00a0been leaving out of the loop.\u00a0 That process begins this morning.<\/p>\n

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\"forster's<\/a><\/p>\n

1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 400, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I photographed this Forster’s Tern in non-breeding plumage two days ago as it hunted for\u00a0small fish over a pond at Farmington Bay.\u00a0 This time of year they lack the full black cap and black-tipped orange bill and the orange feet will soon fade to reddish-brown until next breeding season.<\/p>\n

I find\u00a0Forster’s\u00a0Terns difficult\u00a0to photograph well\u00a0because\u00a0their “immaculate” bright whites make them a challenging exposure and the blacks around the eye make it difficult to get any light in the eye.\u00a0 On days when I want an even more formidable photographic challenge I attempt to capture them entering or leaving the water after one of their spectacular dives for fish.<\/p>\n

Up to now those attempts have largely been dismal failures.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Forster’s Tern is the only tern that is almost entirely restricted to North America year around. They’re sometimes called “marsh terns” because they breed primarily in fresh, brackish and saltwater marshes, including here in northern Utah. Prior to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Forster’s Terns were hunted for the millenary trade and because of their habit of hovering over other individuals that had been killed they were particularly vulnerable to being shot.<\/p>\n

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