ML622004218
Contributor
Oscar Johnson Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Marco Island--Tiger Tail Beach
Collier, Florida, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Flying
Observation details
Flew in off the ocean and then continued south along the beach, diving into the water occasionally. Medium-sized tern, similar size to nearby Sandwich Terns, and a bit smaller than nearby Royals. Bill long, thin, and bright orange, but paler yellowish-orange at the tip. Noticeably slimmer bill than nearby Royals. Black of hind-crown wider than on Royals, extending especially much farther forward on the crown so that just a bit of the forecrown was white (mostly forward of the eye). Looking at the photos, there were some darker areas above, mostly on secondaries, carpal, and outer primaries. Molt suspension visible about mid-way out the primaries (darker distally). Silent. Photos.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS REBEL T5i
- Lens
- EF300mm f/4L IS USM
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 300 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/7.1
- Shutter speed
- 1/1000 sec
- Dimensions
- 1243 pixels x 829 pixels
- Original file size
- 83.64 KB