Least Terns... finally

August 06, 2015

Well, the title of the Michael Milicia workshop was Piping Plovers and Least Terns, so reasonable that Least Terns captured our attention eventually! Nowhere near as much as the star of the show, the Piping Plover, but they nonetheless offered some great photo opportunities.


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Late evening rinse in a shallow tidal pool (ISO1600)

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A little courtship...

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And then an adult with a wonderfully camouflaged egg.

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