Caspian Tern - Nancy Hetrick
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Location

Bosque del Apache NWR--North Loop (formerly Farm Loop)
Socorro, New Mexico, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 33.8151614, -106.8722406
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Continuing from earlier in the day. Large tern, larger than nearby Ring-billed gulls, with black forehead and crown, bright red, thick-based, dusky-tipped bill, and black primaries. Photos.

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX P1000
ISO
400
Focal length
539 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/8.0
Shutter speed
1/500 sec
Dimensions
1600 pixels x 1000 pixels
Original file size
577.86 KB