Everglades Terns
by Kathleen Scanlan
Title
Everglades Terns
Artist
Kathleen Scanlan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Florida is a haven in winter for many species of Terns. It was very early spring down in the Everglades when I took this shot so there were still some �wintering� terns about. Since terns tend to interbreed, I was only able to definitely identify the tern on the right, which is called a Caspian tern. The orange legs identify it as a Caspian but the beak is that of a Elegant tern. The head feathers are of another tern called the Royal tern. It is very possible that the one on the left is a young Caspian tern as they do have orange legs and their beaks are not quite as red, just not as long. It would seem that the two are in a discussion of some kind. Maybe between father and son �don�t you go anywhere! � �I�m going anyway. You can�t stop me!� Enjoy.
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March 11th, 2014
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Comments (2)
Marina Kojukhova
Amazing capture Kathleen! Love it! L/F
Kathleen Scanlan replied:
Thanks for stopping by Marina. I took this one on a moving boat. Was thrilled to see it came out so well.
Kathi Mirto
Fantastic shot! fl
Kathleen Scanlan replied:
Thanks. They look small in this shot but actually are a pretty decent size.