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Arctic Tern Courtship Ritual

Arctic Tern Courtship Ritual

Caught by chance. I count myself as very lucky!

Caught by chance. I count myself as very lucky!
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DMC-FZ45

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 80 Shutter 10/2500

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Apr, 2013

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658

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Superb Composition

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Outstanding Creativity

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+10

Superior Skill

Magnificent Capture

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Exceptional Contrast

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Animals

Great Action Shot !

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Great shot, welcome to viewbug!

Excellent capture with great focus.Welcome to VB!

What an amazing image!

Wonderful !

cracking shot !

Beautiful detail, lovely capture .

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Lovely - voted

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Thank you very much Editor!! :)

Brilliant capture :) i Know how fast these beggers are in flight lol you must love this shot :))

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Wow, what a cracking shot Rachael, I love the vibrant colours and the subjects positions, well done. It's nice to see that you live in God's country ðŸ˜Š I'm originally from Inverness, but have visited Orkney many times, you are very lucky living there.

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What a fantastic action shot! Absolutely brilliant, very well done :D

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Thank you everybody. I'm so glad you like it!

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