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
Forster’s Tern doing a little dance
Forster’s Tern doing a little dance
There’s always one in the flock that wants to be heard. 🙂
That is a very joyful bird!
He is, thank you!
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.
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. 🙂
What a handsome looking Tern, we do not see the Forster’s Tern here but our Crested Tern looks similar. Lovely clear shots Donna!
Thank you, Ashley! They are quite handsome. And so hard to get the eye glint with their black eyes surrounded by black feathers. 🙂
Wonderful!
Thank you, Cindy!
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.
Thank you, Jane! Hoping you’ll see a Forster’s one day soon!
What very cool looking birds. They all seem to have different personalities. Love the dancing tern and the the opera singer. 😃
Thank you, Sylvia! 🙂
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. 🙂
Thank you, HJ! 🙂
Great shots! Sweet species! One good tern deserves another! 🙂
Thank you, Tom! 🙂
Can’t believe it’s MAY already! Very clever title… and that tern dance… did he sing to go with his dance?
Me either! Oh yea, he was the noisy one, singing and dancing, he thought he was auditioning for a movie! 😉
Very nice Donna! Also like the captions!
Thank you, Reed!
Oh, how cute!
Cute little fellas, fun to watch fish too! 🙂
You’re up in Maryland, right? I am about 3 1/2 hours from the Virginia Beach Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
Yes, I am, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. I’m about 2 1/2 hours north of the VA CBay Tunnel Bridge.
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.