On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:45 -0400, "frank theriault" <[email protected]> wrote: > I missed the focus (he flew directly overhead, I had one shot and was > shooting with a manual focus lens - no time to focus, just point and > hope), but luckily the exposure was okay (only because I had it > preset, not through any skill). > > I don't know what this is. Anyone have any ideas? > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/is-this-heron.html >
I'd guess Caspian Tern. According to my bird book, the Arctic Tern has a more pronounced "V' shape to the tail feathers. The Caspian is also much larger although it's difficult to gauge size from the photo. I'm constantly amazed by these migratory species. The Arctic Tern especially manages to migrate from the northern polar regions to Antarctic areas to escape the northern winter - and then back again. Every year. Amazing! Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
