"I'm Gonna Fly Right Up Your-------

[Joe Senzatimore]

--- Well" , you get the idea.:Whoa!: The Common Terns will not tolerate anything coming near their young , and will defend them with their lives. This Skimmer got a bit too close , and was run off , leaving no doubt who is in charge.

800 ISO f5.6 at 1/4000th
600f4 with 1.4 TC
Cropped to vertical and processed in CS5

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the interaction, open beak and tucked in tail of the skimmer. Well done Joe!

[Ofer Levy]

Excellent behaviour and action shot! Exposure and sharpness look good.
Here is another version with a different composition. Also converted to sRGB.

[gail bisson]

Excellent behavior shot.
Skimmer looks awesome.
I would add a catchlight to the terns eye.
Gail

[dankearl]

Very nice to get two sharp in the photo and nice action and flight poses.

[Ken Watkins]

Joe,

Great action here:cheers:

[Mark Itol]

Great behavior and action captured here! The repost makes it even better.

[nzmacro]

Oh how I wish this was mine. I really only take behaviour shots and this is just stunning. Something I am striving for. LOVE IT !!

Danny.