Location
Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, South island
New Zealand
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 584 mm
Exposure 1/1000 s, f/6.3, ISO 800
Image size 800 x 533 pixels
IOC Names
Order Charadriiformes Family Laridae
Deutsch Raubseeschwalbe Dutch Reuzenstern
Italian Sterna maggiore Spanish Pagaza Piquirroja
Comments
The world's largest terns (weighing 530-782 g, 1.2-1.8lb) have a global population of about 50,000 pairs, scattered in all continents. Despite their cosmopolitan distribution, Caspian Terns belong to one single species and have no subspecies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_Tern
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| 27/03/2011 |
Caspian Tern non-breeding |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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