Royal Tern, wings out of the water:
One strong down wing beat:
Pulling up out of the water:
A second strong down wing beat:
The fish catch held in his beak is sticking out on either side of the tern’s body:
A third beat of the wings and tern is fully away from the water with his lunch flapping:
This series was over in two seconds.
Amazing sequence of pictures Ellen. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Thanks! It was fun to watch.