A bit more luck with the Terns tonight, not that it's identifiable but this is a Crested Tern
1DXII 400mm F/2.8L II 1/3200 f3.5 iso800
Cropped and light sharpen in PS Neat Image on BG
Interesting and good timing but with the side light and small subject size this one does not work for me.
with love, artie
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Colin, I like this type of action. It looks like your focus may have been just in front of the bird (based on the sharp wavelet). In any case you might be better with a smaller aperture, say f8, to give a bit more DOF and margin for error, particularly if tracking down from the hover. Look like you would have had a good angle if it came up with a fish.