ML45195901

Age and sex

Adult, Unknown sex - X

Observation details

This record was published in NA Birds. Steve McConnell and I found these birds displaying amongst the multitude of other terns on the point. Roseate Tern: (5/26/07): We had three adult Roseate Terns at Cape Point on Cape Hatteras on the morning of the 26th. They were loafing with a large number of other terns (mostly Common and Royal) at the depression just off the Point. The slender black bill, white underparts (one of the birds had a nice rosy flush, and another a slight flush), very long streamers extending well past the tail on two birds, and obvious white edging to inner primaries on the folded wing. The primaries at rest were obviously paler than those of the surrounding Common Terns, as was the whole bird. I am attaching a couple of shots of the birds, including one with all 3 birds in the frame. http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/image/79657874 http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/image/79657869

Technical information

Model

E4500

ISO

200

Focal length

32 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/9.2

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

1199 pixels x 801 pixels

Original file size

228.49 KB