One Tern Deserves Another

Heading towards Maryland’s Tilghman’s Island for the scenic drive and possible bird sightings, we stopped at Lowes Wharf Marina in Sherwood where several Forster’s Terns were perched on pier pilings.

A few were sleeping……

Some were chillin’ in the breeze……

And one was making a lot of noise.

He even performed a dance on top of the piling.

Forster’s Tern doing a little dance

There’s always one in the flock that wants to be heard. 🙂

Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Eastern Shore, Forster's, Lowes Wharf, Maryland, perched, piling, rest, Sherwood, sleeping, tern

25 thoughts on “One Tern Deserves Another”

montucky on 04/28/2019 at 8:46 PM said:

That is a very joyful bird!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/29/2019 at 5:38 AM said:
  
  He is, thank you!
  
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David on 04/28/2019 at 9:03 PM said:

Seems like I’ve developed a thing for solo birds dwarfed by their environments as I really like that second photo. Reminds me of the bird fishing at golden hour several days ago.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/29/2019 at 5:42 AM said:
  
  Thank you, David, I had only my zoom lens in hand; and I too appreciate birds and animals within their environment. The second photo was only slightly cropped to ‘fit’ my blog properly, but that was my intent with that photo. 🙂
  
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aussiebirder on 04/28/2019 at 11:18 PM said:

What a handsome looking Tern, we do not see the Forster’s Tern here but our Crested Tern looks similar. Lovely clear shots Donna!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/29/2019 at 5:45 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Ashley! They are quite handsome. And so hard to get the eye glint with their black eyes surrounded by black feathers. 🙂
  
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cindy knoke on 04/29/2019 at 12:13 AM said:

Wonderful!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/29/2019 at 5:46 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Cindy!
  
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Jane's Heartsong on 04/29/2019 at 2:02 AM said:

Nice captures…don’t think I have seen a Forster’s, although they are present here in Alberta. I can always tell when the Terns are in the vicinity, as they can be quite vocal. You have a wonderfully alive neighbourhood.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/29/2019 at 5:47 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Jane! Hoping you’ll see a Forster’s one day soon!
  
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anotherday2paradise on 04/29/2019 at 6:09 AM said:

What very cool looking birds. They all seem to have different personalities. Love the dancing tern and the the opera singer. 😃

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/29/2019 at 9:17 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Sylvia! 🙂
  
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H.J. for avian101 on 04/29/2019 at 4:38 PM said:

Terns are more fun than gulls. I like terns, I find them to be better flyers and excellent fresh hunters than gulls. Your shots are very good, Donna. 🙂

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- bayphotosbydonna on 05/02/2019 at 7:03 AM said:
  
  Thank you, HJ! 🙂
  
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Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog on 04/30/2019 at 5:13 PM said:

Great shots! Sweet species! One good tern deserves another! 🙂

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- bayphotosbydonna on 05/02/2019 at 7:04 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Tom! 🙂
  
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Gunta on 05/01/2019 at 11:12 PM said:

Can’t believe it’s MAY already! Very clever title… and that tern dance… did he sing to go with his dance?

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- bayphotosbydonna on 05/02/2019 at 7:06 AM said:
  
  Me either! Oh yea, he was the noisy one, singing and dancing, he thought he was auditioning for a movie! 😉
  
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Reed Andariese on 05/02/2019 at 8:25 PM said:

Very nice Donna! Also like the captions!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 05/06/2019 at 9:38 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Reed!
  
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The Hinoeuma on 05/03/2019 at 4:06 PM said:

Oh, how cute!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 05/06/2019 at 9:43 PM said:
  
  Cute little fellas, fun to watch fish too! 🙂
  
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  - The Hinoeuma on 05/06/2019 at 11:14 PM said:
    
    You’re up in Maryland, right? I am about 3 1/2 hours from the Virginia Beach Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
  - bayphotosbydonna on 05/07/2019 at 6:44 AM said:
    
    Yes, I am, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. I’m about 2 1/2 hours north of the VA CBay Tunnel Bridge.
  - The Hinoeuma on 05/07/2019 at 1:31 PM said:
    
    I’m in (kinda northern) Central NC…Piedmont to my west, Triangle to my east. I’m pretty much three hours from the Outer Banks in one direction & three hours from the Blue Ridge Parkway in the other.