The Tern tour of the North Shropshire area with Mike Stokes was about to come to an abrupt halt with news coming in of a Little Tern at Venus Pool. Crikey, we had both had LT in Shropshire but this was a potential patch tick for both of us so we dashed back to the car and blasted back to VP - question was... would it stick?
Yesssssss! It would :-)
Clearly not on speaking terms with this Common Tern!
And then flying wildly around the pool in search of fish! It was a nightmare to keep it in the viewfinder!!
White sky didn't help for overhead shots!
But it was keeping low most of the time and seen here hovering for fish.....
A composite sequence - can't guarantee it's the same fish and always flying into the wind - away from me!!
Such a pity the unseen fish wasn't visible here, not that would have made my day!
But these flight shots (amongst the most difficult I've ever taken) certainly did make my day :-)
And it was still present late evening......
