"The Offering"

[David Salem]

A pair of Royal Terns. The male below is returning from the sea with a anchovy for his mate. They have a beautiful side by side display that they do when he returns.

1DMKIV---700mm---f5.6---ss1/3200---ISO400---HH@ 6:00pm---cropped 30%

Thanks as always for looking and for your input. Appreciated.

David

[arash_hazeghi]

very cool, I like that both are sharp and the dish is a plus. there are some sharpening halos around the edges.

very nice work!

[John Cooper]

Thats well seen and captured David. An interesting display - I wondering if its some defence ploy to protect their catch against marauding gulls.

[David Salem]

Thanks Arash for the comment. Appreciated. Thanks also John, and to answer your question, I dont think it is a defensive ploy. I believe it is a pair bonding behavior. I will post a shot of the actual display with both birds flying side by side like a mirror.

[christopher galeski]

nice capture,well sharp,bonus with the fish in the beak.thanks.

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice capture. great story telling and action. IQ looks good. TFS

[Randy Stout]

David:

Nice DOF considering the focal length and f/stop. Like the interaction and its story telling. In a perfect world, would wish for the females wing position to not cut behind the male, but it still works well. Looking forward to the other post you mentioned.

Cheers

Randy

[Melissa Groo]

This is so cool, don't think I've ever seen this photographed before. Wonderful behavior captured, with excellent sharpness, head angles, and view of fish. Sweet image.

[dankearl]

Excellent job with a really difficult setting.
Getting both sharp is hard to do, just great.

[Satish Ranadive]

David:
Excellent behavior captured, great sharpness, nice head angles and fish adds to beauty of image.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions. Appreciated.