{"id":22181,"date":"2026-05-30T09:29:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22181"},"modified":"2026-05-30T09:29:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:29:52","slug":"least-tern-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22181","title":{"rendered":"Least Tern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=22180\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_4356.jpg?fit=2000%2C755&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,755\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_4356\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_4356.jpg?fit=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_4356.jpg?fit=904%2C341&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_4356.jpg?resize=904%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22180\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Least Tern: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, May 2026 \u2014 The same Least Tern in two different aspects with what is probably a Sand Lance (or eel) on its way to try to attract a mate. Sand Lance is a better name since it is a small fish, not an eel at all, but they are commonly called Sand Eels, and, along with juvenile herrings (which look very much the same), are the favored foods of Least Terns here in Southern Maine. The two frames used to put this sequential shot together were taken at 5 frames per second. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at 450mm equivalent field of view (cropped to something like 800mm eq.fov). Program with birds in flight and action modifications. 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