Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: common tern

Tern in Flight

Tern in Flight

Joel Dinda
18 Jun 2014 141
At Dock 3 in Saint Ignace. Three of these photos are of the same bird, which was checking us out.
Tern in Flight

Tern in Flight

Joel Dinda
18 Jun 2014 1 200
At Dock 3 in Saint Ignace. Three of these photos are of the same bird, which was checking us out.
Tern in Flight

Tern in Flight

Joel Dinda
18 Jun 2014 139
At Dock 3 in Saint Ignace. Three of these photos are of the same bird, which was checking us out.
Tern in Flight

Tern in Flight

Joel Dinda
18 Jun 2014 149
At Dock 3 in Saint Ignace.
I Could Watch Terns for Hours

I Could Watch Terns for Hours

Joel Dinda
19 Jun 2012 77
In fact, I've done it....
Common Tern

Common Tern

Joel Dinda
19 Jun 2012 94
These birds are threatened in Michigan and protected in many states. Worldwide, evidently, they remain fairly common . In Saint Ignace they're truly common, with several hundred nesting pairs. Their normal mode is perpetual motion. Over the years I've wasted many many pixels trying to get a worthwhile photograph of one in flight. This one's not quite as sharp as I'd like, but it's close.