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A Tern Herd

A Tern Herd

Their nesting area is among the dunes, but as these chicks get older they start head onto the beach. Prior to this photo there were many adults mixed in with th...
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Their nesting area is among the dunes, but as these chicks get older they start head onto the beach. Prior to this photo there were many adults mixed in with the little ones, but something caused them all to fly creating a herd of nothing but chicks.
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Aperture f/8 ISO 500 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 400/1

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Mar, 2016

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Great capture. I get it, is a Tern kindergarten.

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