[TN-Bird] Caspian Tern pair at Shelby Farms/ Shelby County

From: wiliam Hampton <ducklabdad@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:58:53 -0700 (PDT)
I had seen a pair "I thought" early in the spring but did not get a good enough 
look to confirm or get pictures.
This morning on my way to the office I spotted a rather large white bird over 
patriot lake so I pulled in and got out my camera.

It was to my surprise a pair of Caspian terns feeding on the lake.  I got some 
really nice in flight photos, and some of them feeding. One of the things that 
threw me off on the ones I saw earlier in the year was that they were feeding 
by 
"skimming" the surface and eating minnows and all the books say they are 
"plungers" well I got some nice photos of them "skimming" minnows from the 
surface.

I nearly made myself late to work I got so caught up in watching them, They are 
really gracefull flyers. The Goldfinches are still feeding heavily on the 
sunflowers at the senior garden as well. I have taken some great shots of them 
in the last couple of weeks!! 

Bill Hampton


      
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