Elegant Tern Shake.

[dankearl]

Taken 2 days ago at the Carmel River Lagoon, Carmel, California on a very nice
Whale/bird trip. Monterey is as nice as it gets.....
D500, 500pf, f5.6, 1/2500, iso800
TernshakeBPN.jpg

[Dorian Anderson]

Excellent action. Split background is a bit distracting but it does show the shake really well. Exposure looks good and details decent foe 1/2500. The feet peeking out are a nice bonus. And this is a Caspian Tern; the thick, red beak is a dead giveaway. Elegant's would we longer, thinner, and more orange. Side-by-side, Elegant is much smaller and thinner.

[dankearl]

Thanks Dorian, I am sure you are correct.. I was told by some birders on the beach these were Elegant Terns. They were extremely loud and obnoxious even for Terns...
Here is a better look for ID.
T1a.jpg

[Dorian Anderson]

Yeah, Caspian for sure. That big fish is great. Not sure I've seen any tern eat anything larger, skimmers excepted of course!

[John Mack]

The shake off is great with all those water drops. I could see more room around.

[Kurt Bowman]

I really like the water droplets and action in this. I am fine with he BG. Nice work!

[Colin Driscoll]

Excellent shake shot, love the flying droplets. BG is not a distraction for me.

[arash_hazeghi]

Caspian it is

TFS