{"id":17540,"date":"2023-07-03T06:10:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T10:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17540"},"modified":"2023-07-03T06:10:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T10:10:38","slug":"maine-hunting-least-tern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17540","title":{"rendered":"Maine! Hunting Least Tern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"17539\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=17539\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/p6293845.jpg?fit=2000%2C1328&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1328\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1688048788&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p6293845\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/p6293845.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/p6293845.jpg?fit=904%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/p6293845.jpg?resize=904%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-17539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/p6293845.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/p6293845.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/p6293845.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/p6293845.jpg?resize=1536%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/p6293845.jpg?resize=904%2C600&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/p6293845.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/p6293845.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Least Tern: York County, Maine, USA, June 2023 \u2014 There were at least a half-dozen Least Terns hunting over the mouth of our local river. This is, as I have mentioned, a new colony this year I think\u2026as the Least Terns reclaim more of their territory, moving up the coast from the main colony at the river mouth south of us. Terns are graceful hunters, and the Least Tern is among the most graceful. OM Systems OM-1 with 100-400mm zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my evolving birds-in-flight modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro. 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