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Photo Interlude: Five Good Terns

Caspian Terns, Hydroprogne caspia, congregating atop a waterfront warehouse roof in Astoria, Oregon.

There is quite a significant colony of these birds in the Astoria area, a portion of which have taken to gathering on the rooftop of one of the buildings owned by Astoria Warehousing along the town’s waterfront. While birds on a rooftop are not normally that difficult to photograph, the nearly flat roof made it necessary to position myself at quite a distance away in order to get a clear image of the birds. This image was recorded while I was standing on an old railroad trestle bridge that crosses the now flooded site of a nearby former fish cannery.

Digiscoped image with the spotting scope eyepiece set at its highest (50x) magnification level.

Equipment:

Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS camera

Swarovski ATS 80 HD spotting scope

Swarovski 25-50x W eyepiece

Swarovski UCA (Universal Camera Adapter)

Swarovski Carbon CT101 tripod

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7 Responses to “Photo Interlude: Five Good Terns”

  1. Trevor Hampel Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    One good tern deserves another… and another… and another…

  2. John Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    I really like this photo, particularly the way each tern is doing something slightly different from the others.

  3. Liz Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 7:07 am

    GREAT shot, John…love this group!

  4. gwendolen Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 7:34 am

    Great shot, they are so photogenic.

    Love the one that seems to be singing solo, the rest waiting for their cue.

  5. Lynne at Hasty Brook Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    It makes me laugh!

  6. Debi Bradford Says:
    August 20th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    Gorgeous shot. Non-photographers have NO clue what it takes to get a great shot like that. Lying on our bellies, standing in water, freezing our keisters in the snow, all but standing on our heads, etc. I love this shot, John – it was worth all that repositioning. !!!

  7. Mokihana Says:
    August 26th, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    I love love love the photo and the title of your post…. how long did you have to wait to get that shot?