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Unexpected
delia todd

Unexpected (Thalasseus bergii, Gelochelidon nilotica)

Further along the beach we came across a group of Great Crested Terns, my first sighting of these large terns.

I quite over-looked the fact that there was a Gull-billed tern in amongst them until I downloaded the pictures!!

I really didn't think terns could be so big LOL

SF
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Habitat
Coastal beach
Location
Buckley's Hole Beach, Bribie Island, Queensland
Date taken
4 October, 2019
Scientific name
Thalasseus bergii, Gelochelidon nilotica
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix HS50
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Sports Mode Continuous
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Reactions: j toon, Ozprey1, Mohamad Kamrani and 2 others
Jonno52
Excellent shot Delia! And how nice to find you've got something unexpected as a bonus at the download stage (it makes up for the times you think you've got a pic but haven't :) )
 
Macswede
A lovely image, Delia, and great to get 2 tern species in the same frame, even if you didn't realise it at the time!
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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delia todd
Date added
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
FUJIFILM FinePix HS50EXR
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
185.0 mm
Exposure time
1/550 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Great Crested Tern, Gull-billed tern 3 October 2019.jpg
File size
79.2 KB
Date taken
Fri, 04 October 2019 8:52 AM
Dimensions
1080px x 596px

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