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Tom Grey | all galleries >> North American Birds by Type >> Terns and Skimmers >> Forster's Terns > Forster's Tern, immature flying
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26-JUL-2005 Tom Grey

Forster's Tern, immature flying

Palo Alto Baylands

I'm not sure whether this is a juvenile bird, fledged early and the buff linings have worn off, or a first summer bird. More likely the latter, because (as Mike Rogers pointed out to me) this bird seems to be molting its flight feathers -- the innermost of its outer primaries looks to be partly grown in -- and a juvenile wouldn't be in molt.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/2500s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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