Common Tern - Sterna hirundo
Canon 600mm f4 for 1/25000th @ iso400
A Common Tern fledgling having left the islands now sits on the beach calling to be fed. The bird is quite capable of flying and picking up shrimps and fish from the sea by itself, but the parents are still feeding ! As the tide pushes further back flocks of juveniles take to the air and patrol the low water mark and shallows hunting for food items and practicing their new found flying techniques.
A Common Tern fledgling having left the islands now sits on the beach calling to be fed. The bird is quite capable of flying and picking up shrimps and fish from the sea by itself, but the parents are still feeding ! As the tide pushes further back flocks of juveniles take to the air and patrol the low water mark and shallows hunting for food items and practicing their new found flying techniques.