Common and Roseate Tern Aerial Battle

[Jim Fenton]

I watched these two birds continually go at one another among the thousands of terns nesting in this location and finally, managed to catch a shot of the two together. Common tern is on the upper left and the roseate is lower right.

Certainly not perfect, but it was an interaction shot which captured what my eyes had been watching......

Nikon D300, 500 AFSVR ISO 500 1/2000

[Alfred Forns]

Might have a winner here JIm !!! Contest love two birds interacting !!! Got to love the eye contact !!!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Love the wonderful interaction you captured in this image Jim. Excellent timing and good detail and exposure. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[Daniel Cadieux]

What I like best here is the eye contact between the two. Great interaction! If you could add a catchlight (or better, enhance an existing one if any) on the top bird this would be near perfect!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great interaction, exposure control and poses, I really like these kind of images. I agree with Daniel regarding the catchlight.

[Sharna Lee]

Superb!! Catchlight would be nice yes. But this one is great as is too.

Sharna