ML172835421
Contributor
Sue Hacking Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Pemei Island, Hermit islands, Manus, PNG
Manus, Papua New Guinea
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Flying
Media notes
White terns nest on this small island of Pemei, and sometimes when we walked ashore they could get very agitated. This one circled us rapidly several times. We got the hint, and left.
Observation details
Given the aggressive, agitated, circling flight of one tern when we entered the island, we believe that possibly the white terns nest here. At times they would rise up in a huge flock to circle and feed, then settle back again. From our boats offshore we could watch them come and go into the casuarina trees.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX AW130
- ISO
- 125
- Focal length
- 6.1 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/4.2
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 575 pixels x 478 pixels
- Original file size
- 280.76 KB