Here we go with some more terns.
#1 The two smallest on the bottom are Least terns; the top right is Black tern in winter plumage?? (Finger's crossed!!!) And again with the Common vs Forster's predicament for the largest one.
# 2 - 4 Is this Forsters? The tail doesn't seem long/forked enough, but I don't have any other guesses.
# 5 - This was shot later in the series, not sure if it's the same bird as in 2-4.
Continuing that series.....
#6 - 8 Pretty sure these are all Forster's, but could be wrong!
# 9 -10 I'm getting cross eyed looking at all these terns. Are they the same as all the rest?
# 11-12
These last two are 2 terns that I got in the same frame. Compared side by side, they don't look like the same bird to me.
This is it for tonight, I'm getting a headache! Will post the remaining Terns tomorrow.
#1 - yep to Least and Black Terns. The larger on is a good bet for subadult Common, though not 100% certain.
#2-5 - yep, Forster's; a first-year bird (note the dark markings on the wings and tail corners). Immatures have shorter tail streamers.
# 6-10 - yep, Forster's; 6 and 9-10 probably 1st-winters again.
'11-12 - an immature Forster's; and probably an adult ditto.
Resin
The black tern is a new one for me, hooray!!
