Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea

Sterne arctique

Arctic Ternadult breeding, Flight

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  • Flight
  • 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

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The picture

O.Net ref. : mica89455
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2009 Jul
Country : United Kingdom (uk)
Region : Scotland
Place : Dunnet Bay Dunnet Bay
Lat. : 58° 37' 35'' North
Lng. : 3° 21' 59'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 40D
Exposure : 1/800 s

aperture : 14

Focal length : 400 mm

Iso : 320

Flash : no