Photographed this Least Tern chick in its environment after it crawled out from under the protection of its parent at about 3 days old. The chick looked so vulnerable, but you can see how a predator could mistake him for a sea shell!
Canon 40D, Canon 400 DO & 1.4 @ 560mm
F8, 1/1250sec, ISO 400, manual mode
Tripod & Mongoose
No beach clean up at all
C & C welcomed and appreciated,
Marina Scarr
www.marinascarrphotography.com

