Friday, May 16, 2008

Well, almost. On May 9th I posted a photo of some Common Terns who were not yet wearing their breeding plumage. This tern is sporting his all black skullcap and he’s just about ready for some action. The black on his bill will retreat till it only covers the tip. This is another one of the shots from Wednesday’s outing. If you take a close look at his leg you will see that he is banded. No, that is not an ankle bracelet. Last year I noticed several of these terns that were banded. How do you catch a tern? Most times I can barely follow them with the camera. JK