Whiskered Terns Transitioning to Breeding Plumage

[Bobby Kintanar]

The WT's at Jugan are acting strange now, bobbing up and down a certain spot, then flying away as a group, only to return to more or less the same spot over water, then going away again. The striking difference is that most have shed their white coat and turning dirty greyish - brown:

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus)

EOS 40D; 400mm F5.6L @ f/8, +2/3 Ev 1/160 Sec, Handheld, ISO 400

[Romy Ocon]

Excellent flight shots with tons of detail, Bobby!

[Bob Kaufman]

Wow, great detail on those flight shots, tukayo! At 1/160 even!

[Bobby Kintanar]

Thanks Ka Master and Tukayo Bob - I shot 2 gigs of Jpegs for this set and got only around 5 acceptable shots! Bwahahaha.