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09-JUN-2011

Least Terns- Courtship Food Offering

Martin Luther King Shoreline, Doolittle Pond, Oakland, CA

At first I thought this was a parent feeding a juvenile and was corrected by a viewer.

It is the male offering a fish to the female as part of the courtship ritual.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/3200s f/6.3 at 390.0mm iso500, TC 1.4 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	09-Jun-2011 13:43:35
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D300
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	390 mm
Exposure Time	1/3200 sec
Aperture	f/6.3
ISO Equivalent	500
Exposure Bias	-0.67
White Balance
Metering Mode	multi spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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