Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea

Sterne arctique

Arctic Ternadult breeding

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  • adult
  • breeding
  • Charrán ártico
  • gaivina-do-ártico
  • Küstenseeschwalbe
  • Sterna paradisaea
  • Charadriiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Charadriiformes
Family : Laridae
Species : Arctic Tern

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

by the author
all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : jari177731
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2010 Jul
Country : United Kingdom (uk)
Region : Scotland
Place : Handa Island Handa Island
Lat. : 58° 21' 11'' North
Lng. : 5° 9' 12'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 20D
Exposure : 1/800 s

aperture : 11

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no