Thursday, 15th May 2008
A Fish Served with Love
by Richard Dumoulin
Sterne Pierregarin - Common Tern
The male was offering a fish to the female - this is part of courtship display...
During the time that we we there (about 3 hours) the male was catching fish and offering it to the female. Both birds were chatting together when the male was appproching with a fish. The transfer take about a second and the female eats it right away. She then seems to thanks the male while he fly away to get another one.
We went the day after this photo to the same bay (inside a protected forest) and the birds were no longer there. I suppose it was a short stop to get food before continuing with their migration. Lovely couple.
Richard Dumoulin
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A Fish Served with Love by Richard Dumoulin was photo of the day on Thursday, 15th May 2008. It is tagged Birds, Fish, Flight. You can leave a comment below.
28 Comments
Jacob Maentz
Fantastic shot and what patience you must of had to capture this. Well done!
Ahmed Ibrahim
Every thing is very very good, Colours – shutter speed – Balance – Clearness – The meaning – The wood piece – The orange, Black and white colours. really it is wonderful and i’m interested to know about the technical issues of the shot.
Chris
Exquisite!
Anurag
This is great stuff Richard. Specially the timing, it is perfect.
I wish I could see the eye of the female.
Reminds me of Art Morris.
Malta Photography
well done with this shot. Timed in the in the right moment and the birds are really sharp. the wings of the flying bird are perfect.
Caroline
Absolutely stunning, caught perfectly
irinuca
this is … PERFECT !!!
Pauline Jones
Lovely shot; where was it taken?
debbie del tejo
A WELL DESERVE CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing capture. Display it proudly!!!
Buffy
what nice birds. what kind are they?
Tom
Great timing. Nice exposure.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Your gift of Patience & Soo..perfect Timing makes
this a Masterpiece.
Thank you.
John le'flock
It’s amazing how the wings are not blurred in the least bit.
Ken Bernstein
Enjoy the moment as you consider the well-deserved compliments you are receiving. May your next fabulous image come your way quickly! Best wishes!
Ken B.
yasmin
very beautiful!
S. N. Rama Raju
What a motherly love !
Katherine Lee Strassburg
If you’re not a birder, you should be! This is a wonderful photo of breeding behavior. I’d like to know where it was taken, but to those who are wondering, the Common Tern is widespread. They are elegance and style brought to life. Thanks for sharing this moment.
Ahmed Sharif
what an amazing capture of the moment!!….. wonderful!
Andrew
This is like ballet
.
David Doe
That is a fantastic shot.
Laurie
Perfect timing! A very artistic shot!
Thanks for the fascinating commentary.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
Well taken; at the exact right time.
I do miss the catchlight in the left bird’s eye and if only the sky had been blue …
Holly
What incredibly brilliant timing! There is something utterly delicious about the sharp clarity of this image….it just makes me stare at all the details. Beautiful composition and truly fascinating subject material. You’ve created a real winner here!
su
Lovely shot and it just shows you have to seize the momemt as tommorrow its gone.
Lakshmi Prabhala
Excellent timing..and you were there to seize the opportunity.
paul whitton
love it!!
Su
This is a great capture.
Renee
What a wonderful capture