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Bob Pelkey | all galleries >> Birds Making a Living in Florida >> Sandwich Tern >
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02-SEP-2008 Click image to return to gallery

Sterna sandvicensis

Sandwich Tern at Lovers Key State Park at New Pass
Fort Myers Beach, Florida USA

Nikon D80 ,Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR Zoom
1/1000s f/6.3 at 300.0mm iso200, with flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Bob Pelkey03-Sep-2008 22:41
Thanks, Milos. This image was shot at my favorite venue after the sun went behind some clouds. The waves were coming in from the Gulf quite high due to tropical storm Gustav. I had driven the 35 minutes to the park only to realize once I was walking down the beach that I didn't have the memory card in the camera! I had to drive home and then back to the park again missing low tide which significantly shortened my window of shooting opportunity. And, believe it or not, I had done a similar thing before, visiting the park without the camera battery. Neither of these eventualities will happen again!
Milos Markovic03-Sep-2008 09:53
Outstanding colors and mood.
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