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.