Yesterday (10 October 2024) Eric and I made a quick trip to Chatham, Massachusetts, and encountered a nice flock of Forster's Terns (Sterna forsteri).
The terns flew to a sandbar, spent some time roosting and preening, then some individuals took off and started diving on a school of fish in shallow water. The autumn light was nice and I don't often get to spend much quality time with Forster's Terns, so here are a few photos:
This was a relatively large flock of Forster's Terns, ~250 birds. I didn't get a photo of the entire flock, but here's one that shows the general scene. [You can click on any of the images for larger versions.]
And another showing the view to the south:
We left feeling grateful for an October morning on Cape Cod.
2 comments:
Looks like a wonderful, enjoyable day! Thanks for sharing.
:) Thanks! Wish we had had more time there, but I'm always grateful for even a short visit.
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