Begging Royal Tern chick

[Mike Poole]

I was shooting the terns in flight (hence the settings when I saw this chick near the shoreline begging for food. Both the chick and I would have really liked a fish to have been present here!

Ideally I would have been able to get a bit higher but as I crawled towards the pair, the chick turned away slightly and the behaviour wasn't repeated

Canon 1dx
500mm f4is
ISO 1600
1/3200th f8

Mike

[William Dickson]

Looking good Mike....Beautiful detail and light. Lovely interaction. Its a pity about the shoreline being a wee bit too high, but nice as is. Love the BG.

Will

[John Mack]

Like the interaction and the overall beach setting. Wish you were just a little higher to get a better view of the birds.

[annmpacheco]

Hi Mike, its lovely, terrific interaction, nice exposure and nice to see the slight breaking wave to add texture to the BG.

[dankearl]

Higher would have been better but excellent iQ and interaction.

[gail bisson]

I have to agree with your self critique that higher would have been better.
Love the interaction and the IQ.
For my taste, I think you have too much space on top and would crop down to a tight pano.
Gail