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Forster's Terns

The first 24 shots are all taken of a group of baby tern followed at the same location over 2 months to document their development from egg to fresh juveniles
1.Forster's Terns,one on nest
1.Forster's Terns,one on nest		 2.One off the nest with the eggs visable
2.One off the nest with the eggs visable		 3.Forster's Terns,babies up and about
3.Forster's Terns,babies up and about		 4.Forster's Terns,mom and babies
4.Forster's Terns,mom and babies		 5.Forster's Terns,baby learns to squawk
5.Forster's Terns,baby learns to squawk
6.Forster's Terns,baby tries to eat too large fish from Dad
6.Forster's Terns,baby tries to eat too large fish from Dad		 7.Forster's Terns,another on nest
7.Forster's Terns,another on nest		 8.Forster's Tern and eggs
8.Forster's Tern and eggs		 9.Forster's Tern and eggs
9.Forster's Tern and eggs		 10.Forster's Terns,one back on nest
10.Forster's Terns,one back on nest
11.Dad delivers the fish and everybody wants it
11.Dad delivers the fish and everybody wants it		 12.When you are young you can stumble
12.When you are young you can stumble		 13.Dad is giving it to me!
13.Dad is giving it to me!		 14.I can get this down
14.I can get this down		 15.Dad watches until the tail disappears
15.Dad watches until the tail disappears
16.Mom does not want me to swim
16.Mom does not want me to swim		 17.Everybody but me flies
17.Everybody but me flies		 18.I think this is how they do it
18.I think this is how they do it		 19.They do this too
19.They do this too		 20.This is how for up I can get
20.This is how for up I can get
21.Here is another shot of me up as far as I can go
21.Here is another shot of me up as far as I can go		 22.Forster's Tern,fresh Juvenile
22.Forster's Tern,fresh Juvenile		 23.Fresh juvenile still watched over by parent
23.Fresh juvenile still watched over by parent		 24.Forster's Tern,fresh juvenile on his own
24.Forster's Tern,fresh juvenile on his own		 Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern
Forster's Terns
Forster's Terns		 Forster's Terns
Forster's Terns		 Dispute among Forster's Terns
Dispute among Forster's Terns		 Forster's Tern shows off his catch
Forster's Tern shows off his catch		 Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern
Forster's Turn,protests
Forster's Turn,protests		 Forster's Tern in flight
Forster's Tern in flight		 Foester's Tern in flight
Foester's Tern in flight		 Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern		 Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern		 Forster's Terns
Forster's Terns		 Forster's Terns non breeding
Forster's Terns non breeding		 Forster's Terns
Forster's Terns		 Forster's Terns facing into the wind
Forster's Terns facing into the wind
Forster's Terns,adult non breeding
Forster's Terns,adult non breeding		 Forster's Tern,first year non breeding
Forster's Tern,first year non breeding		 Forster's Tern,first year nonbreeding
Forster's Tern,first year nonbreeding		 Forster's Tern,juvenile
Forster's Tern,juvenile		 Forster's Tern,fresh juvenile
Forster's Tern,fresh juvenile

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Julio Mulero18-Jun-2008 19:15
Thank you for sharing the egg to chicks sequence.
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