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Black-Naped Terns Gallery

These birds are found along the coastal lines of SEA (Southeast Asia).
The courtship for mating starts with the male offering to the females food (fishes). Once accepted, mating process begins and the youngs are breeded. Fighting among the species often occurs. This gallery shows the life cycle of the terns (from mating to the 1st flight of junvenile).

Special thanks to David Tan, Steven Tor and Hilary Hoe for shooting together these wonderful birds for the past years. Also thank you NPX for organising in 2008

Do enjoy the gallery. All shot (2003-2008) by 500mm and 70-200f4 with 1.4x converters or 300mmf4LIS and 100-400mmISL.
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g3/19/440319/3/96162724.lkqBWKbY.jpg Black Naped Terns
Black Naped Terns		 g3/19/440319/3/96154566.Q6N5ssJ1.jpg Landing
Landing
100-400mm
100-400mm		 100-400mm
100-400mm		 Mid-Air fight
Mid-Air fight		 100-400mm (confrontation)
100-400mm (confrontation)
100-400mm (Parent and kids)
100-400mm (Parent and kids)		 100-400mm
100-400mm		 Big meal (100-400mm)
Big meal (100-400mm)		 g3/19/440319/3/96154170.D5ZbpIAH.jpg
g3/19/440319/3/96154168.9upKoGTw.jpg 100-400mmL
100-400mmL		 100--400mmL
100--400mmL		 g3/19/440319/3/96154165.lXXm9f6R.jpg
g4/19/440319/3/90761775.TTbxVE5Z.jpg Rival adult trying to kill the young
Rival adult trying to kill the young		 g6/19/440319/3/80985047.nJZnIHqU.jpg Flying the vast skies
Flying the vast skies
Incurbating
Incurbating		 g6/19/440319/3/80985042.KeuyNB66.jpg Fighting or playing?
Fighting or playing?		 Close-up flight
Close-up flight
mid-air fight
mid-air fight		 mid-air fight
mid-air fight		 Full- Stretch
Full- Stretch		 Juvenile learning to fly
Juvenile learning to fly
Juvenile learning to fly
Juvenile learning to fly		 Parent pushing the juvenile for the 1st flight
Parent pushing the juvenile for the 1st flight		 Juvenile success in flying
Juvenile success in flying		 Parent flying along the juvenile
Parent flying along the juvenile
Parent flying along the juvenile
Parent flying along the juvenile		 Fights among the adult terns
Fights among the adult terns		 Air brakes on
Air brakes on		 chick. Notice the colour is the same as the rock. To hide from predator?
chick. Notice the colour is the same as the rock. To hide from predator?
Juvenile stretching
Juvenile stretching		 Dad feeding the young
Dad feeding the young		 The challenge
The challenge		 mid-air flight and screaming
mid-air flight and screaming
Bring in the food back
Bring in the food back		 Inflight
Inflight		 Just landed
Just landed		 Mum protecting the youngs from rival males tern
Mum protecting the youngs from rival males tern
low level flight
low level flight		 Landing with food
Landing with food		 Just landed
Just landed		 Courtship
Courtship
Flight over head
Flight over head		 Black naped terns and chick
Black naped terns and chick
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H. P. Henriksen Starman01-May-2008 09:54
Excellent documentation of the terns. v.
missy_gardenwhimsy05-Feb-2008 10:33
Fabulous gallery! Very beautiful photos! v
silvia marmori24-Jun-2007 14:30
i saw them at slideshow.. i am thankful to you, for sharing this wonderful images.. that i wouldn't know if not this way..
you made a great work... my compliments and my vote!
James Wong15-May-2006 01:49
To the guest who didn't leave his/her name. These shots are taken a distance away and since they can complete the breeding season , it has proven the photography from a distance did not stress them out to abandon the nest. Super tele-lens like 500mm with converters are used to capture these shots.
Guest 13-May-2006 09:06
thought it's best to leave them alone during the breeding season.
Guest 08-Oct-2005 05:15
Exquisitely beautiful.
cjm200101-Jun-2005 20:55
Wow, very nice James!
Guest 16-May-2005 15:14
Excellent gallery!.Mac Uk
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