Posted by Barbara (Florida, United States) on 17 January 2008 in Animal & Insect.
I often see these birds and always find their color and markings beautiful.
They feed mainly on fish, which they dive for, hovering high over the water and then plunging. They also occasionally eat large insects and the young and eggs of other birds. They may fly up to 60 km from the breeding colony to catch fish; it often fishes on freshwater lakes as well as at sea. 128
superb
17 Jan 2008 2:35am
Love the birds and the texture of the sand, nice DOF!
17 Jan 2008 2:46am
They are beautiful, Barbara. Your photo has really nice detail and color.
17 Jan 2008 4:03am
WOWWWWWWW.........great capture, Barb. I've never seen these before!
17 Jan 2008 7:00am
@Judy: Thank you Judy. I do come across these birds, from the gull family, often. I mistake them for skimmers as they are very similar until I view a real skimmer which has much more black feathers. I just like their look.
Yes Wow, amazing capture Barbara :)
17 Jan 2008 7:40am
@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine
Fantastic capture...great composition!
17 Jan 2008 9:42am
I love the low perspective you got here. This is a really beautiful capture.
17 Jan 2008 11:16am
@Laurie: I appreciate your nice comment Lorraine. Taken during warmer weather I didn't realize how much I liked the image until a recent view of it. Thank you.
Nice use of dof. They are some pretty neat looking birds too.
17 Jan 2008 11:26am
That's amazing Barbara, first time i've seen these birds too! they have a really funky hairstyle :D
17 Jan 2008 4:12pm
@MaryB: The "funky hairstyle" is probably why I like them so much. The orange beak adds a nice accent color too. Thank your for your visit and comment.
This is great! I like the DoF and the image is really sharp! Nice job! =-)
18 Jan 2008 1:32pm
Great shot! Nice effect! beautiful birds!
19 Jan 2008 9:07am
bird 1: ehi! what did you do to your hair??! bird 2: ----------------
30 Jan 2008 10:07am
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