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Royal Tern
Stanley Jones

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) non-breeding plumage.
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Habitat
Salt farm adjacent to mangrove swamps giving way to secondary Pacific tropical dry forest up-slope at ca. 10 m (33 ft) elevation.
Location
La Ensenada Lodge, east side of Nicoya Bay, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
Date taken
July 2023
Scientific name
Thalasseus maximus
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Fritz73, Bewick, 01101001 and 2 others
bievreJJ
beautiful inflight capture of this elegant tern, Stanley, showing great details, top class, many tfs!!
 
aloktewari
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Stunning inflight capture ... wonderful work, Stanley ... tfs ...
 

Media information

Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
326
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
500
Filename
Royal Tern, Salt Farm, La Ensenada Lode, Puntaranas Province, Costa Rica.jpg
File size
843.1 KB
Date taken
Fri, 07 July 2023 4:44 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 658px

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