Fishing on the Wing

A beautifully sunny morning saw the aerial hunters performing over Lakeside Park.

The arctic tern has been a frequent visitor in the mornings but just for a short while before moving on. Back lit as the sun had just moved up over the trees, and even though the focus isn't quite there, I had to include this photo which recorded all of the tern's splashes on the lake's still water:


The kingfishers do not appear to like me at all. They will complain and take off to the farthest side of the lake whenever I am sighted, telling the whole world of my whereabouts. This morning though, one let me get a little closer than normal. Not looking the prettiest that I have seen, a very bedraggled kingfisher:


The kingfisher does look much prettier in flight though, gliding down for its next meal:


I feel very lucky to get any half-decent photos showing flight as my 500mm Tamron lens is manual, which requires a degree of judgement on my part and as I said, a lot of luck. This bird also was caught in flight hunting over the lake, but I must admit that I am not sure what it is. I am still learning about Canadian birds. A gull of some kind, if anyone knows, then please let me know:


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Location: Lakeside Park, 206 Lakeside Dr, Kitchener, ON N2M 4C5, Canada

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  1. Moon0beam1 August 2019 at 09:40

    beautiful Tern shot!

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  2. Anonymous23 April 2020 at 09:49

    Looks like a Ring-billed Gull to me. A zoom-in on the beak or the legs/feet would nail it, though.

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