Black Tern - Melanie Gaddy
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Location

Huntington Beach SP
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 33.5083, -79.0659
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Bird first spotted and identified by Shawn Smolen-Morten. Observed solitary dark tern with white vent; much smaller than Royal Tern; quite acrobatic in flight; some molting beginning to create a mottled appearance

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS R
Lens
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
ISO
800
Focal length
360 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/10.0
Shutter speed
1/1600 sec
Dimensions
3209 pixels x 1534 pixels
Original file size
564.41 KB