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Rick Bowes | all galleries >> 2014 Various Galleries >> Photos taken on Duxbury Beach during 2014 - a gallery for each month >> Shots taken on Duxbury Beach_Gurnet_Saquish May, 2014 > Caspian Tern - Duxbury Beach - May 20, 2014 [pix 3 of 3]
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20-MAY-2014

Caspian Tern - Duxbury Beach - May 20, 2014 [pix 3 of 3]

Found at 9:10am on the Crescent Beach (Saquish) sand flats exposed at low tide. The bird was alternately resting with its head tucked and preening. About 9:20 it flew up and over the dune heading northward toward High Pines. I was lucky enough to find it repeating the resting/grooming behavior opposite the 3rd crossover about 25 minutes later.

Duxbury Beach is often a waystation for transient migrants moving up the coast. Today I was lucky to be in the right spot at the right time and get these photos showing most of the Caspian's field marks.

Canon EOS 40D
1/1250s f/13.0 at 400.0mm iso400 full exif

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