Black Tern spectacle! - a photo on Flickriver

            A few weeks ago I discovered this ditch with ca. 15 Black Tern nests. It is a rare species in the Netherlands and the nests are constructed by the foundation that is owning this piece of land. Many nests have a little fence for keeping the young safe from falling into the water, or being predated by nasty creatures.

I went back three times, because it is such a treat to see how they are fed.  The picture more a less tells it all, the speeding parent with a giant dragonfly, the young squeeking and opening their beaks, the parent dropping the food on the fly, and then off for another meal. This goes on 16 hours a day!

It is amazing how fast they grow. These chicks four days later started practicing flying, and another 4 days later they were gone. 
In the mean time in other nests you could see them almost grow every minute. For sure I will return next year to see this spectacle again! 

I think I took about 1000 pictures, many off them worth while showing. Enjoy.

Taken in: Holland / North Holland / Boomhoek (show map)

Taken on: June 21, 2020

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/6.3, 1/800 sec, 600mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM4
Lens:	FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Daylight
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.2 (Windows)
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