{"id":22215,"date":"2026-06-13T09:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T13:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22215"},"modified":"2026-06-13T09:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T13:16:09","slug":"more-tern-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22215","title":{"rendered":"More Tern Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=22214\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_4380.jpg?fit=2000%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,2000\" 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_4380\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_4380.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_4380.jpg?fit=904%2C904&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_4380.jpg?resize=904%2C904&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22214\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Least Tern: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, June 2026 \u2014 I caught these Least Terns bathing in a shallow pool in the sand back from the surf line. They would spend 7 or 8 minutes in the water preening and then hop up for the short flight to the bank of the pool where they would continue to preen until dry. Then they might hop back into the pool. Pool party tern style. (All kinds of puns in there for those who are sensitive to puns.) I sat on my little folding stool and watched them for 45 minutes\u2014and took way too many photos of course. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary. About 500mm equivalent field of view (slight crop). Program with flight and action modifications. 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