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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: BoboBird on August 05, 2012, 05:38:54 PM

Title: The Diver
Post by: BoboBird on August 05, 2012, 05:38:54 PM

The Diver (Caspian Tern).

A champion diver and all he wants is a fish. Golden one of course - a big, fat Koi.

0. Dive prep
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AW-tvJsd7dQ/UB7Egtcwq-I/AAAAAAAAJNo/EiVPKT0k1Ic/s800/20120804_0647.jpg)

1. Dive 1, nothing...
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gVxeWFZmLAE/UB7Ej03gbNI/AAAAAAAAJNw/sD_sf-EDQC8/s800/20120804_0644-1.jpg)

2. Dive 2, nothing...
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fa5JETQSfXM/UB7EvPZlmlI/AAAAAAAAJOA/9R0J1_-eVKg/s800/20120804_0649.jpg)

3. Dive 3, nothing...
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aoAbEDaFdbA/UB7E0VqYmyI/AAAAAAAAJOQ/A6w1NvQ434k/s800/20120804_0673.jpg)

4. Dive 4, GOT IT.
Not him! Poor guy left empty handed but I got the beak to water shot I wanted. :)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UzikjCg_l5E/UB7E21gZvAI/AAAAAAAAJOY/crShC84Eu5A/s800/20120804_0642-1.jpg)

Title: Re: The Diver
Post by: gary yankech on August 05, 2012, 05:45:40 PM

nice series!

Title: Re: The Diver
Post by: thouc on August 05, 2012, 10:51:15 PM

Nice series of a Caspian Tern. The massive bill and the black legs gives it away.

/Thomas

Title: Re: The Diver
Post by: BoboBird on August 06, 2012, 02:49:25 AM

Thanks Gary and Thomas.

ID corrected.

Title: Re: The Diver
Post by: Irene on August 15, 2012, 09:16:25 PM

Score 10
looks like he's going for the Olympic Gold :)
Great series.